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Serious Grey

#CDC9C7

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.64:1Fails

Black text

12.04:1AAA

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About Serious Grey

Serious Grey (#CDC9C7) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 205, 201, 199 and its HSL value is 20°, 6%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Serious Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#CDC9C7 · #C7CBCD

Analogous

#CDC7C8 · #CDC9C7 · #CDCCC7

Triadic

#CDC9C7 · #C7CDC9 · #C9C7CD

Split complementary

#CDC9C7 · #C7CDCC · #C7C8CD

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