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Proper Grey

#ADA9A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.33:1Fails

Black text

8.48:1AAA

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About Proper Grey

Proper Grey (#ADA9A5) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 173, 169, 165 and its HSL value is 30°, 5%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (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

#ADA9A5 · #A5A9AD

Analogous

#ADA5A5 · #ADA9A5 · #ADADA5

Triadic

#ADA9A5 · #A5ADA9 · #A9A5AD

Split complementary

#ADA9A5 · #A5ADAD · #A5A5AD

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