NeutralLightMuted

Sharp Grey

#C9C9D1

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.65:1Fails

Black text

12.03:1AAA

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About Sharp Grey

Sharp Grey (#C9C9D1) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 201, 201, 209 and its HSL value is 240°, 8%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Sharp Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C9C9D1 · #D1D1C9

Analogous

#C9CDD1 · #C9C9D1 · #CDC9D1

Triadic

#C9C9D1 · #D1C9C9 · #C9D1C9

Split complementary

#C9C9D1 · #D1CDC9 · #CDD1C9

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