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Proper Grey

#ACA8A6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.40:1AAA

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About Proper Grey

Proper Grey (#ACA8A6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 172, 168, 166 and its HSL value is 20°, 3%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Proper Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#ACA8A6 · #A6AAAC

Analogous

#ACA6A7 · #ACA8A6 · #ACABA6

Triadic

#ACA8A6 · #A6ACA8 · #A8A6AC

Split complementary

#ACA8A6 · #A6ACAB · #A6A7AC

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