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Shoe Wax

#2C2C2A

Contrast at a glance

White text

13.99:1AAA

Black text

1.41:1Fails

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About Shoe Wax

Shoe Wax (#2C2C2A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 44, 44, 42 and its HSL value is 60°, 2%, 17%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (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

#2C2C2A · #2A2A2C

Analogous

#2C2B2A · #2C2C2A · #2B2C2A

Triadic

#2C2C2A · #2A2C2C · #2C2A2C

Split complementary

#2C2C2A · #2A2B2C · #2B2A2C

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