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Austere Grey

#BDBEB3

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.88:1Fails

Black text

10.54:1AAA

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About Austere Grey

Austere Grey (#BDBEB3) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 189, 190, 179 and its HSL value is 65°, 8%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (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

#BDBEB3 · #B4B3BE

Analogous

#BEBAB3 · #BDBEB3 · #B8BEB3

Triadic

#BDBEB3 · #B3BDBE · #BEB3BD

Split complementary

#BDBEB3 · #B3B7BE · #BAB3BE

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