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Shale

#493F41

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.14:1AAA

Black text

1.95:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#493F41) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 63, 65 and its HSL value is 348°, 7%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (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

#493F41 · #3F4947

Analogous

#493F46 · #493F41 · #49423F

Triadic

#493F41 · #41493F · #3F4149

Split complementary

#493F41 · #3F4942 · #3F4649

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