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Shale

#4A3E41

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.21:1AAA

Black text

1.94:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#4A3E41) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 74, 62, 65 and its HSL value is 345°, 9%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (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

#4A3E41 · #3E4A47

Analogous

#4A3E47 · #4A3E41 · #4A413E

Triadic

#4A3E41 · #414A3E · #3E414A

Split complementary

#4A3E41 · #3E4A41 · #3E474A

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