NeutralMid-toneMuted

Humble Hippo

#A9AA9B

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.40:1AAA

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About Humble Hippo

Humble Hippo (#A9AA9B) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 170, 155 and its HSL value is 64°, 8%, 64%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Humble Hippo, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#A9AA9B · #9C9BAA

Analogous

#AAA39B · #A9AA9B · #A2AA9B

Triadic

#A9AA9B · #9BA9AA · #AA9BA9

Split complementary

#A9AA9B · #9BA2AA · #A39BAA

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