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Cistern

#ABB1B8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.16:1Fails

Black text

9.16:1AAA

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About Cistern

Cistern (#ABB1B8) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 171, 177, 184 and its HSL value is 212°, 8%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (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

#ABB1B8 · #B8B2AB

Analogous

#ABB8B8 · #ABB1B8 · #ABABB8

Triadic

#ABB1B8 · #B8ABB1 · #B1B8AB

Split complementary

#ABB1B8 · #B8ABAB · #B8B8AB

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