NeutralLightMuted

Smokey Slate

#A5B5AD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.14:1Fails

Black text

9.25:1AAA

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About Smokey Slate

Smokey Slate (#A5B5AD) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 165, 181, 173 and its HSL value is 150°, 10%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Smokey Slate, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A5B5AD · #B5A5AD

Analogous

#A5B5A5 · #A5B5AD · #A5B5B5

Triadic

#A5B5AD · #ADA5B5 · #B5ADA5

Split complementary

#A5B5AD · #B5A5B5 · #B5A5A5

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