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Shale

#48403F

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.09:1AAA

Black text

1.96:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#48403F) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 72, 64, 63 and its HSL value is 7°, 7%, 26%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (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

#48403F · #3F4748

Analogous

#483F43 · #48403F · #48453F

Triadic

#48403F · #3F4840 · #403F48

Split complementary

#48403F · #3F4845 · #3F4348

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