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Pāua Shell

#234D59

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.22:1AAA

Black text

2.15:1Fails

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About Pāua Shell

Pāua Shell (#234D59) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 35, 77, 89 and its HSL value is 193°, 44%, 24%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pāua Shell, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#234D59 · #592F23

Analogous

#23594A · #234D59 · #233259

Triadic

#234D59 · #59234D · #4D5923

Split complementary

#234D59 · #592332 · #594A23

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