NeutralLightMuted

Pale Slate

#A1A8AD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.41:1Fails

Black text

8.22:1AAA

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About Pale Slate

Pale Slate (#A1A8AD) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 161, 168, 173 and its HSL value is 205°, 7%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (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

#A1A8AD · #ADA6A1

Analogous

#A1ADAC · #A1A8AD · #A1A2AD

Triadic

#A1A8AD · #ADA1A8 · #A8ADA1

Split complementary

#A1A8AD · #ADA1A2 · #ADACA1

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