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Shell Brown

#55554A

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.54:1AAA

Black text

2.63:1Fails

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About Shell Brown

Shell Brown (#55554A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 85, 85, 74 and its HSL value is 60°, 7%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shell Brown, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#55554A · #4A4A55

Analogous

#55504A · #55554A · #50554A

Triadic

#55554A · #4A5555 · #554A55

Split complementary

#55554A · #4A5055 · #504A55

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