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Quartz Sand

#AAAAAC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.32:1Fails

Black text

8.54:1AAA

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About Quartz Sand

Quartz Sand (#AAAAAC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 170, 170, 172 and its HSL value is 240°, 1%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (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

#AAAAAC · #ACACAA

Analogous

#AAABAC · #AAAAAC · #ABAAAC

Triadic

#AAAAAC · #ACAAAA · #AAACAA

Split complementary

#AAAAAC · #ACABAA · #ABACAA

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