NeutralLightMuted

Brainstem Grey

#B6B3B5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.08:1Fails

Black text

9.53:1AAA

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About Brainstem Grey

Brainstem Grey (#B6B3B5) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 182, 179, 181 and its HSL value is 320°, 2%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (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

#B6B3B5 · #B3B6B4

Analogous

#B5B3B6 · #B6B3B5 · #B6B3B3

Triadic

#B6B3B5 · #B5B6B3 · #B3B5B6

Split complementary

#B6B3B5 · #B3B6B3 · #B3B6B5

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