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Serious Grey

#CEC9C8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.64:1Fails

Black text

12.08:1AAA

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About Serious Grey

Serious Grey (#CEC9C8) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 206, 201, 200 and its HSL value is 10°, 6%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (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

#CEC9C8 · #C8CDCE

Analogous

#CEC8CA · #CEC9C8 · #CECCC8

Triadic

#CEC9C8 · #C8CEC9 · #C9C8CE

Split complementary

#CEC9C8 · #C8CECC · #C8CACE

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