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Ashes

#B8B6AE

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.03:1Fails

Black text

9.75:1AAA

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About Ashes

Ashes (#B8B6AE) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 184, 182, 174 and its HSL value is 48°, 7%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (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

#B8B6AE · #AEB0B8

Analogous

#B8B1AE · #B8B6AE · #B5B8AE

Triadic

#B8B6AE · #AEB8B6 · #B6AEB8

Split complementary

#B8B6AE · #AEB5B8 · #B1AEB8

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