NeutralLightMuted

Slate Stone

#A9B6AD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.10:1Fails

Black text

9.41:1AAA

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About Slate Stone

Slate Stone (#A9B6AD) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 182, 173 and its HSL value is 138°, 8%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Slate Stone, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A9B6AD · #B6A9B2

Analogous

#ABB6A9 · #A9B6AD · #A9B6B4

Triadic

#A9B6AD · #ADA9B6 · #B6ADA9

Split complementary

#A9B6AD · #B4A9B6 · #B6A9AB

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