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Shale

#483F42

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.17:1AAA

Black text

1.95:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#483F42) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 72, 63, 66 and its HSL value is 340°, 7%, 26%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shale, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#483F42 · #3F4845

Analogous

#483F46 · #483F42 · #48413F

Triadic

#483F42 · #42483F · #3F4248

Split complementary

#483F42 · #3F4841 · #3F4748

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