NeutralLightMuted

Proper Grey

#ADA8A3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.40:1AAA

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About Proper Grey

Proper Grey (#ADA8A3) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 173, 168, 163 and its HSL value is 30°, 6%, 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

#ADA8A3 · #A3A8AD

Analogous

#ADA3A3 · #ADA8A3 · #ADADA3

Triadic

#ADA8A3 · #A3ADA8 · #A8A3AD

Split complementary

#ADA8A3 · #A3ADAD · #A3A3AD

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