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Shale

#4A3F42

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.09:1AAA

Black text

1.96:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#4A3F42) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 74, 63, 66 and its HSL value is 344°, 8%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (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

#4A3F42 · #3F4A47

Analogous

#4A3F48 · #4A3F42 · #4A423F

Triadic

#4A3F42 · #424A3F · #3F424A

Split complementary

#4A3F42 · #3F4A42 · #3F484A

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