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Quartz Sand

#ABAAAD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.31:1Fails

Black text

8.56:1AAA

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About Quartz Sand

Quartz Sand (#ABAAAD) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 171, 170, 173 and its HSL value is 260°, 2%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (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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Shades

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Complementary

#ABAAAD · #ACADAA

Analogous

#AAABAD · #ABAAAD · #ADAAAD

Triadic

#ABAAAD · #ADABAA · #AAADAB

Split complementary

#ABAAAD · #ADADAA · #ABADAA

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