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Athens Grey

#DCDCDE

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.37:1Fails

Black text

14.46:1AAA

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About Athens Grey

Athens Grey (#DCDCDE) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 220, 220, 222 and its HSL value is 240°, 3%, 87%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Athens Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#DCDCDE · #DEDEDC

Analogous

#DCDDDE · #DCDCDE · #DDDCDE

Triadic

#DCDCDE · #DEDCDC · #DCDEDC

Split complementary

#DCDCDE · #DEDDDC · #DDDEDC

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