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Shoe Wax

#2A2C2A

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.07:1AAA

Black text

1.41:1Fails

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About Shoe Wax

Shoe Wax (#2A2C2A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 42, 44, 42 and its HSL value is 120°, 2%, 17%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shoe Wax, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#2A2C2A · #2C2A2C

Analogous

#2B2C2A · #2A2C2A · #2A2C2B

Triadic

#2A2C2A · #2A2A2C · #2C2A2A

Split complementary

#2A2C2A · #2B2A2C · #2C2A2B

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