NeutralLightMuted

Pale Slate

#A2A9AC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.38:1Fails

Black text

8.30:1AAA

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About Pale Slate

Pale Slate (#A2A9AC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 162, 169, 172 and its HSL value is 198°, 6%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.30:1 (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

#A2A9AC · #ACA5A2

Analogous

#A2ACAA · #A2A9AC · #A2A4AC

Triadic

#A2A9AC · #ACA2A9 · #A9ACA2

Split complementary

#A2A9AC · #ACA2A4 · #ACAAA2

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