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Shale

#494140

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.94:1AAA

Black text

1.99:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#494140) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 65, 64 and its HSL value is 7°, 7%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (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

#494140 · #404849

Analogous

#494044 · #494140 · #494640

Triadic

#494140 · #404941 · #414049

Split complementary

#494140 · #404946 · #404449

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