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Shale

#4B3F40

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.08:1AAA

Black text

1.96:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#4B3F40) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 75, 63, 64 and its HSL value is 355°, 9%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (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

#4B3F40 · #3F4B4A

Analogous

#4B3F46 · #4B3F40 · #4B443F

Triadic

#4B3F40 · #404B3F · #3F404B

Split complementary

#4B3F40 · #3F4B44 · #3F464B

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