NeutralMid-toneMuted

Paving Stone

#A9A397

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.51:1Fails

Black text

7.89:1AAA

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About Paving Stone

Paving Stone (#A9A397) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 163, 151 and its HSL value is 40°, 9%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (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

#A9A397 · #979DA9

Analogous

#A99A97 · #A9A397 · #A6A997

Triadic

#A9A397 · #97A9A3 · #A397A9

Split complementary

#A9A397 · #97A6A9 · #9A97A9

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