NeutralLightMuted

Explosive Grey

#C4C4C5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.74:1Fails

Black text

11.36:1AAA

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About Explosive Grey

Explosive Grey (#C4C4C5) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 196, 196, 197 and its HSL value is 240°, 1%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Explosive Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C4C4C5 · #C5C5C4

Analogous

#C4C5C5 · #C4C4C5 · #C5C4C5

Triadic

#C4C4C5 · #C5C4C4 · #C4C5C4

Split complementary

#C4C4C5 · #C5C5C4 · #C5C5C4

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