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Elephant in the Room

#A7A9AA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.39:1AAA

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About Elephant in the Room

Elephant in the Room (#A7A9AA) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 167, 169, 170 and its HSL value is 200°, 2%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Elephant in the Room, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#A7A9AA · #AAA8A7

Analogous

#A7AAAA · #A7A9AA · #A7A8AA

Triadic

#A7A9AA · #AAA7A9 · #A9AAA7

Split complementary

#A7A9AA · #AAA7A8 · #AAAAA7

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