NeutralLightMuted

Northern Light Grey

#A6ACB3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.29:1Fails

Black text

8.65:1AAA

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About Northern Light Grey

Northern Light Grey (#A6ACB3) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 166, 172, 179 and its HSL value is 212°, 8%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Northern Light Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A6ACB3 · #B3ADA6

Analogous

#A6B3B3 · #A6ACB3 · #A7A6B3

Triadic

#A6ACB3 · #B3A6AC · #ACB3A6

Split complementary

#A6ACB3 · #B3A7A6 · #B3B3A6

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