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Shoe Wax

#2B2B2B

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.16:1AAA

Black text

1.40:1Fails

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About Shoe Wax

Shoe Wax (#2B2B2B) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 43, 43, 43 and its HSL value is 0°, 0%, 17%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (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

#2B2B2B · #2B2B2B

Analogous

#2B2B2B · #2B2B2B · #2B2B2B

Triadic

#2B2B2B · #2B2B2B · #2B2B2B

Split complementary

#2B2B2B · #2B2B2B · #2B2B2B

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