NeutralLightMuted

Brainstem Grey

#B5B5B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.05:1Fails

Black text

9.66:1AAA

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About Brainstem Grey

Brainstem Grey (#B5B5B6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 181, 181, 182 and its HSL value is 240°, 1%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 (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

#B5B5B6 · #B6B6B5

Analogous

#B5B6B6 · #B5B5B6 · #B6B5B6

Triadic

#B5B5B6 · #B6B5B5 · #B5B6B5

Split complementary

#B5B5B6 · #B6B6B5 · #B6B6B5

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