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Austere Grey

#BDBFB2

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.87:1Fails

Black text

10.61:1AAA

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About Austere Grey

Austere Grey (#BDBFB2) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 189, 191, 178 and its HSL value is 69°, 9%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Austere Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#BDBFB2 · #B4B2BF

Analogous

#BFBBB2 · #BDBFB2 · #B7BFB2

Triadic

#BDBFB2 · #B2BDBF · #BFB2BD

Split complementary

#BDBFB2 · #B2B7BF · #BBB2BF

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