NeutralLightMuted

Smokey Slate

#A8B6AC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.11:1Fails

Black text

9.38:1AAA

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About Smokey Slate

Smokey Slate (#A8B6AC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 182, 172 and its HSL value is 137°, 9%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (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

#A8B6AC · #B6A8B2

Analogous

#ABB6A8 · #A8B6AC · #A8B6B3

Triadic

#A8B6AC · #ACA8B6 · #B6ACA8

Split complementary

#A8B6AC · #B3A8B6 · #B6A8AB

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