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Pale Slate

#A0AAAC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.38:1Fails

Black text

8.33:1AAA

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About Pale Slate

Pale Slate (#A0AAAC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 160, 170, 172 and its HSL value is 190°, 7%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#A0AAAC · #ACA2A0

Analogous

#A0ACA8 · #A0AAAC · #A0A4AC

Triadic

#A0AAAC · #ACA0AA · #AAACA0

Split complementary

#A0AAAC · #ACA0A4 · #ACA8A0

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