NeutralLightMuted

Brainstem Grey

#B4B5B3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.06:1Fails

Black text

9.62:1AAA

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About Brainstem Grey

Brainstem Grey (#B4B5B3) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 180, 181, 179 and its HSL value is 90°, 1%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (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

#B4B5B3 · #B4B3B5

Analogous

#B5B5B3 · #B4B5B3 · #B3B5B3

Triadic

#B4B5B3 · #B3B4B5 · #B5B3B4

Split complementary

#B4B5B3 · #B3B3B5 · #B5B3B5

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