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Ashes

#B9B5AC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.05:1Fails

Black text

9.68:1AAA

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About Ashes

Ashes (#B9B5AC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 185, 181, 172 and its HSL value is 42°, 8%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (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

#B9B5AC · #ACB0B9

Analogous

#B9AEAC · #B9B5AC · #B6B9AC

Triadic

#B9B5AC · #ACB9B5 · #B5ACB9

Split complementary

#B9B5AC · #ACB6B9 · #AFACB9

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