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Pale Slate

#A0AAAD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.37:1Fails

Black text

8.34:1AAA

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About Pale Slate

Pale Slate (#A0AAAD) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 160, 170, 173 and its HSL value is 194°, 7%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (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

#A0AAAD · #ADA3A0

Analogous

#A0ADAA · #A0AAAD · #A0A3AD

Triadic

#A0AAAD · #ADA0AA · #AAADA0

Split complementary

#A0AAAD · #ADA0A3 · #ADAAA0

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