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Austere Grey

#BDBDB3

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.89:1Fails

Black text

10.46:1AAA

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About Austere Grey

Austere Grey (#BDBDB3) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 189, 189, 179 and its HSL value is 60°, 7%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (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

#BDBDB3 · #B3B3BD

Analogous

#BDB8B3 · #BDBDB3 · #B8BDB3

Triadic

#BDBDB3 · #B3BDBD · #BDB3BD

Split complementary

#BDBDB3 · #B3B8BD · #B8B3BD

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