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Shale

#4A4142

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.88:1AAA

Black text

2.00:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#4A4142) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 74, 65, 66 and its HSL value is 353°, 6%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shale, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Harmonies

Complementary

#4A4142 · #414A49

Analogous

#4A4147 · #4A4142 · #4A4541

Triadic

#4A4142 · #424A41 · #41424A

Split complementary

#4A4142 · #414A45 · #41474A

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