NeutralLightMuted

Cistern

#A9B0B8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.19:1Fails

Black text

9.04:1AAA

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About Cistern

Cistern (#A9B0B8) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 176, 184 and its HSL value is 212°, 10%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cistern, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A9B0B8 · #B8B1A9

Analogous

#A9B7B8 · #A9B0B8 · #AAA9B8

Triadic

#A9B0B8 · #B8A9B0 · #B0B8A9

Split complementary

#A9B0B8 · #B8AAA9 · #B7B8A9

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