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Ashes

#B8B5AB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.05:1Fails

Black text

9.65:1AAA

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About Ashes

Ashes (#B8B5AB) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 184, 181, 171 and its HSL value is 46°, 8%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ashes, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B8B5AB · #ABAEB8

Analogous

#B8AFAB · #B8B5AB · #B4B8AB

Triadic

#B8B5AB · #ABB8B5 · #B5ABB8

Split complementary

#B8B5AB · #ABB4B8 · #AFABB8

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