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Shale

#494142

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.91:1AAA

Black text

2.00:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#494142) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 65, 66 and its HSL value is 352°, 6%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (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

#494142 · #414948

Analogous

#494146 · #494142 · #494441

Triadic

#494142 · #424941 · #414249

Split complementary

#494142 · #414944 · #414649

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