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Pale Slate

#A2AAAD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.38:1AAA

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About Pale Slate

Pale Slate (#A2AAAD) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 162, 170, 173 and its HSL value is 196°, 6%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (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

#A2AAAD · #ADA5A2

Analogous

#A2ADAB · #A2AAAD · #A2A4AD

Triadic

#A2AAAD · #ADA2AA · #AAADA2

Split complementary

#A2AAAD · #ADA2A4 · #ADABA2

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