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Shell Brown

#56554B

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.51:1AAA

Black text

2.64:1Fails

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About Shell Brown

Shell Brown (#56554B) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 86, 85, 75 and its HSL value is 55°, 7%, 32%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shell Brown, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#56554B · #4B4C56

Analogous

#564F4B · #56554B · #52564B

Triadic

#56554B · #4B5655 · #554B56

Split complementary

#56554B · #4B5256 · #504B56

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