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Pale Slate

#A1A9AC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.39:1Fails

Black text

8.28:1AAA

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About Pale Slate

Pale Slate (#A1A9AC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 161, 169, 172 and its HSL value is 196°, 6%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pale Slate, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A1A9AC · #ACA4A1

Analogous

#A1ACAA · #A1A9AC · #A1A3AC

Triadic

#A1A9AC · #ACA1A9 · #A9ACA1

Split complementary

#A1A9AC · #ACA1A3 · #ACAAA1

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