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Shale

#4A3E43

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.19:1AAA

Black text

1.94:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#4A3E43) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 74, 62, 67 and its HSL value is 335°, 9%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 (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

#4A3E43 · #3E4A45

Analogous

#4A3E49 · #4A3E43 · #4A3F3E

Triadic

#4A3E43 · #434A3E · #3E434A

Split complementary

#4A3E43 · #3E4A3F · #3E494A

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