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Pale Slate

#A0ABAC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.41:1AAA

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About Pale Slate

Pale Slate (#A0ABAC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 160, 171, 172 and its HSL value is 185°, 7%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (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

#A0ABAC · #ACA1A0

Analogous

#A0ACA7 · #A0ABAC · #A0A5AC

Triadic

#A0ABAC · #ACA0AB · #ABACA0

Split complementary

#A0ABAC · #ACA0A5 · #ACA7A0

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