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Austere Grey

#BDBDB1

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.90:1Fails

Black text

10.44:1AAA

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About Austere Grey

Austere Grey (#BDBDB1) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 189, 189, 177 and its HSL value is 60°, 8%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Austere Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#BDBDB1 · #B1B1BD

Analogous

#BDB7B1 · #BDBDB1 · #B7BDB1

Triadic

#BDBDB1 · #B1BDBD · #BDB1BD

Split complementary

#BDBDB1 · #B1B7BD · #B7B1BD

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