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Velvet Grey

#ADACB3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.25:1Fails

Black text

8.79:1AAA

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About Velvet Grey

Velvet Grey (#ADACB3) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 173, 172, 179 and its HSL value is 249°, 4%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Velvet Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#ADACB3 · #B2B3AC

Analogous

#ACAFB3 · #ADACB3 · #B1ACB3

Triadic

#ADACB3 · #B3ADAC · #ACB3AD

Split complementary

#ADACB3 · #B3B1AC · #AFB3AC

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