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Shoe Wax

#2D2A2A

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.23:1AAA

Black text

1.39:1Fails

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About Shoe Wax

Shoe Wax (#2D2A2A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 45, 42, 42 and its HSL value is 0°, 3%, 17%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shoe Wax, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#2D2A2A · #2A2D2D

Analogous

#2D2A2C · #2D2A2A · #2D2C2A

Triadic

#2D2A2A · #2A2D2A · #2A2A2D

Split complementary

#2D2A2A · #2A2D2C · #2A2C2D

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