NeutralLightMuted

Brainstem Grey

#B3B4B4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.08:1Fails

Black text

9.53:1AAA

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About Brainstem Grey

Brainstem Grey (#B3B4B4) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 179, 180, 180 and its HSL value is 180°, 1%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Brainstem Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#B3B4B4 · #B4B3B3

Analogous

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Triadic

#B3B4B4 · #B4B3B4 · #B4B4B3

Split complementary

#B3B4B4 · #B4B3B3 · #B4B3B3

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