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Pāua Shell

#244E56

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.13:1AAA

Black text

2.17:1Fails

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About Pāua Shell

Pāua Shell (#244E56) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 36, 78, 86 and its HSL value is 190°, 41%, 24%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (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

#244E56 · #562C24

Analogous

#245645 · #244E56 · #243556

Triadic

#244E56 · #56244E · #4E5624

Split complementary

#244E56 · #562435 · #564524

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