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Pāua Shell

#234F54

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.06:1AAA

Black text

2.19:1Fails

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About Pāua Shell

Pāua Shell (#234F54) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 35, 79, 84 and its HSL value is 186°, 41%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pāua Shell, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#234F54 · #542823

Analogous

#235440 · #234F54 · #233754

Triadic

#234F54 · #54234F · #4F5423

Split complementary

#234F54 · #542337 · #544023

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