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Shale

#4A3D42

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.31:1AAA

Black text

1.92:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#4A3D42) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 74, 61, 66 and its HSL value is 337°, 10%, 26%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (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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Complementary

#4A3D42 · #3D4A45

Analogous

#4A3D49 · #4A3D42 · #4A3E3D

Triadic

#4A3D42 · #424A3D · #3D424A

Split complementary

#4A3D42 · #3D4A3F · #3D494A

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