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Shell Brown

#55554B

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.53:1AAA

Black text

2.63:1Fails

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About Shell Brown

Shell Brown (#55554B) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 85, 85, 75 and its HSL value is 60°, 6%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shell Brown, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#55554B · #4B4B55

Analogous

#55504B · #55554B · #50554B

Triadic

#55554B · #4B5555 · #554B55

Split complementary

#55554B · #4B5055 · #504B55

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