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Quartz Sand

#A8A9AB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.35:1Fails

Black text

8.42:1AAA

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About Quartz Sand

Quartz Sand (#A8A9AB) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 169, 171 and its HSL value is 220°, 2%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Quartz Sand, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A8A9AB · #ABAAA8

Analogous

#A8ABAB · #A8A9AB · #A9A8AB

Triadic

#A8A9AB · #ABA8A9 · #A9ABA8

Split complementary

#A8A9AB · #ABA9A8 · #ABABA8

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