NeutralLightMuted

Allegory

#B4B4A9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.09:1Fails

Black text

9.47:1AAA

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About Allegory

Allegory (#B4B4A9) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 180, 180, 169 and its HSL value is 60°, 7%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (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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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#B4B4A9 · #A9A9B4

Analogous

#B4AFA9 · #B4B4A9 · #AFB4A9

Triadic

#B4B4A9 · #A9B4B4 · #B4A9B4

Split complementary

#B4B4A9 · #A9AFB4 · #AFA9B4

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