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Serious Grey

#CDC9C8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.64:1Fails

Black text

12.05:1AAA

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About Serious Grey

Serious Grey (#CDC9C8) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 205, 201, 200 and its HSL value is 12°, 5%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Serious Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#CDC9C8 · #C8CCCD

Analogous

#CDC8CA · #CDC9C8 · #CDCCC8

Triadic

#CDC9C8 · #C8CDC9 · #C9C8CD

Split complementary

#CDC9C8 · #C8CDCC · #C8CACD

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