NeutralMid-toneMuted

Paving Stone

#A9A499

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.48:1Fails

Black text

7.97:1AAA

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About Paving Stone

Paving Stone (#A9A499) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 164, 153 and its HSL value is 41°, 9%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 (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

#A9A499 · #999EA9

Analogous

#A99C99 · #A9A499 · #A6A999

Triadic

#A9A499 · #99A9A4 · #A499A9

Split complementary

#A9A499 · #99A6A9 · #9C99A9

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