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Shale

#493E41

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.25:1AAA

Black text

1.93:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#493E41) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 62, 65 and its HSL value is 344°, 8%, 26%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (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

#493E41 · #3E4946

Analogous

#493E47 · #493E41 · #49413E

Triadic

#493E41 · #41493E · #3E4149

Split complementary

#493E41 · #3E4941 · #3E4749

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