NeutralLightMuted

Serious Grey

#CEC8C9

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.65:1Fails

Black text

12.00:1AAA

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About Serious Grey

Serious Grey (#CEC8C9) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 206, 200, 201 and its HSL value is 350°, 6%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#CEC8C9 · #C8CECD

Analogous

#CEC8CC · #CEC8C9 · #CECAC8

Triadic

#CEC8C9 · #C9CEC8 · #C8C9CE

Split complementary

#CEC8C9 · #C8CECA · #C8CCCE

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