NeutralLightMuted

Proper Grey

#AEA8A4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.35:1Fails

Black text

8.43:1AAA

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About Proper Grey

Proper Grey (#AEA8A4) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 174, 168, 164 and its HSL value is 24°, 6%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (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

#AEA8A4 · #A4AAAE

Analogous

#AEA4A5 · #AEA8A4 · #AEADA4

Triadic

#AEA8A4 · #A4AEA8 · #A8A4AE

Split complementary

#AEA8A4 · #A4AEAD · #A4A5AE

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