NeutralLightMuted

Pale Slate

#A0A8AD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.41:1Fails

Black text

8.20:1AAA

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About Pale Slate

Pale Slate (#A0A8AD) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 160, 168, 173 and its HSL value is 203°, 7%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.20:1 (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

#A0A8AD · #ADA5A0

Analogous

#A0ADAC · #A0A8AD · #A0A2AD

Triadic

#A0A8AD · #ADA0A8 · #A8ADA0

Split complementary

#A0A8AD · #ADA0A2 · #ADACA0

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