NeutralMid-toneMuted

Paving Stone

#A8A299

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.53:1Fails

Black text

7.82:1AAA

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About Paving Stone

Paving Stone (#A8A299) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 162, 153 and its HSL value is 36°, 8%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Paving Stone, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A8A299 · #999FA8

Analogous

#A89B99 · #A8A299 · #A6A899

Triadic

#A8A299 · #99A8A2 · #A299A8

Split complementary

#A8A299 · #99A6A8 · #9B99A8

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