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Downtown Grey

#AEA9A1

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.34:1Fails

Black text

8.48:1AAA

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About Downtown Grey

Downtown Grey (#AEA9A1) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 174, 169, 161 and its HSL value is 37°, 7%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Downtown Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#AEA9A1 · #A1A6AE

Analogous

#AEA3A1 · #AEA9A1 · #ADAEA1

Triadic

#AEA9A1 · #A1AEA9 · #A9A1AE

Split complementary

#AEA9A1 · #A1ADAE · #A3A1AE

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