NeutralLightMuted

Smokey Slate

#A6B5AD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.14:1Fails

Black text

9.27:1AAA

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About Smokey Slate

Smokey Slate (#A6B5AD) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 166, 181, 173 and its HSL value is 148°, 9%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 (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

#A6B5AD · #B5A6AE

Analogous

#A7B5A6 · #A6B5AD · #A6B5B5

Triadic

#A6B5AD · #ADA6B5 · #B5ADA6

Split complementary

#A6B5AD · #B4A6B5 · #B5A6A7

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