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Shale

#49403F

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.06:1AAA

Black text

1.97:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#49403F) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 64, 63 and its HSL value is 6°, 7%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (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

#49403F · #3F4849

Analogous

#493F43 · #49403F · #49453F

Triadic

#49403F · #3F4940 · #403F49

Split complementary

#49403F · #3F4945 · #3F4349

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