NeutralLightMuted

Pale Slate

#A2A8AD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.40:1Fails

Black text

8.24:1AAA

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About Pale Slate

Pale Slate (#A2A8AD) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 162, 168, 173 and its HSL value is 207°, 6%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 (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

#A2A8AD · #ADA7A2

Analogous

#A2ADAD · #A2A8AD · #A2A3AD

Triadic

#A2A8AD · #ADA2A8 · #A8ADA2

Split complementary

#A2A8AD · #ADA2A3 · #ADADA2

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