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Serious Grey

#CEC9C9

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.64:1Fails

Black text

12.09:1AAA

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About Serious Grey

Serious Grey (#CEC9C9) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 206, 201, 201 and its HSL value is 0°, 5%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Serious Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#CEC9C9 · #C9CECE

Analogous

#CEC9CC · #CEC9C9 · #CECCC9

Triadic

#CEC9C9 · #C9CEC9 · #C9C9CE

Split complementary

#CEC9C9 · #C9CECC · #C9CCCE

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