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Ashes

#B8B5AE

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.05:1Fails

Black text

9.67:1AAA

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About Ashes

Ashes (#B8B5AE) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 184, 181, 174 and its HSL value is 42°, 7%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ashes, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#B8B5AE · #AEB1B8

Analogous

#B8B0AE · #B8B5AE · #B6B8AE

Triadic

#B8B5AE · #AEB8B5 · #B5AEB8

Split complementary

#B8B5AE · #AEB6B8 · #B0AEB8

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