NeutralLightMuted

Smokey Slate

#A8B5AC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.13:1Fails

Black text

9.31:1AAA

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About Smokey Slate

Smokey Slate (#A8B5AC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 181, 172 and its HSL value is 138°, 8%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (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

#A8B5AC · #B5A8B1

Analogous

#ABB5A8 · #A8B5AC · #A8B5B3

Triadic

#A8B5AC · #ACA8B5 · #B5ACA8

Split complementary

#A8B5AC · #B3A8B5 · #B5A8AA

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