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Shale

#4B4042

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.95:1AAA

Black text

1.99:1Fails

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About Shale

Shale (#4B4042) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 75, 64, 66 and its HSL value is 349°, 8%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (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

#4B4042 · #404B49

Analogous

#4B4048 · #4B4042 · #4B4440

Triadic

#4B4042 · #424B40 · #40424B

Split complementary

#4B4042 · #404B44 · #40484B

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