NeutralLightMuted

Allegory

#B4B4AA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.09:1Fails

Black text

9.47:1AAA

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About Allegory

Allegory (#B4B4AA) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 180, 180, 170 and its HSL value is 60°, 6%, 69%. 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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Harmonies

Complementary

#B4B4AA · #AAAAB4

Analogous

#B4AFAA · #B4B4AA · #AFB4AA

Triadic

#B4B4AA · #AAB4B4 · #B4AAB4

Split complementary

#B4B4AA · #AAAFB4 · #AFAAB4

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