NeutralLightMuted

Cautious Grey

#DDD9D9

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.40:1Fails

Black text

14.14:1AAA

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About Cautious Grey

Cautious Grey (#DDD9D9) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 221, 217, 217 and its HSL value is 0°, 6%, 86%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cautious Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#DDD9D9 · #D9DDDD

Analogous

#DDD9DB · #DDD9D9 · #DDDBD9

Triadic

#DDD9D9 · #D9DDD9 · #D9D9DD

Split complementary

#DDD9D9 · #D9DDDB · #D9DBDD

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