CyanMid-toneMuted

Shale Grey

#889DA1

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.84:1Fails

Black text

6.96:1AA

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About Shale Grey

Shale Grey (#889DA1) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 136, 157, 161 and its HSL value is 190°, 12%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shale Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#889DA1 · #A18C88

Analogous

#88A198 · #889DA1 · #8891A1

Triadic

#889DA1 · #A1889D · #9DA188

Split complementary

#889DA1 · #A18891 · #A19888

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