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Ultimate Grey

#A8A6AB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.41:1Fails

Black text

8.21:1AAA

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About Ultimate Grey

Ultimate Grey (#A8A6AB) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 166, 171 and its HSL value is 264°, 3%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ultimate Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#A8A6AB · #A9ABA6

Analogous

#A6A7AB · #A8A6AB · #ABA6AB

Triadic

#A8A6AB · #ABA8A6 · #A6ABA8

Split complementary

#A8A6AB · #ABABA6 · #A7ABA6

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