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Shale

#484142

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.95:1AAA

Black text

1.99:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#484142) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 72, 65, 66 and its HSL value is 351°, 5%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shale, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#484142 · #414847

Analogous

#484146 · #484142 · #484341

Triadic

#484142 · #424841 · #414248

Split complementary

#484142 · #414843 · #414648

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