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Pāua Shell

#255154

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.81:1AAA

Black text

2.25:1Fails

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About Pāua Shell

Pāua Shell (#255154) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 37, 81, 84 and its HSL value is 184°, 39%, 24%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (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

#255154 · #542825

Analogous

#255440 · #255154 · #253954

Triadic

#255154 · #542551 · #515425

Split complementary

#255154 · #542539 · #544025

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