NeutralLightMuted

Allegory

#B4B3A8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.11:1Fails

Black text

9.38:1AAA

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About Allegory

Allegory (#B4B3A8) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 180, 179, 168 and its HSL value is 55°, 7%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Allegory, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#B4B3A8 · #A8A9B4

Analogous

#B4ADA8 · #B4B3A8 · #AFB4A8

Triadic

#B4B3A8 · #A8B4B3 · #B3A8B4

Split complementary

#B4B3A8 · #A8AFB4 · #ADA8B4

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