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Pāua Shell

#275353

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.58:1AAA

Black text

2.31:1Fails

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About Pāua Shell

Pāua Shell (#275353) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 39, 83, 83 and its HSL value is 180°, 36%, 24%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (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

#275353 · #532727

Analogous

#27533D · #275353 · #273D53

Triadic

#275353 · #532753 · #535327

Split complementary

#275353 · #53273D · #533D27

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