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Shell Brown

#57564A

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.41:1AAA

Black text

2.67:1Fails

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About Shell Brown

Shell Brown (#57564A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 87, 86, 74 and its HSL value is 55°, 8%, 32%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (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

#57564A · #4A4B57

Analogous

#57504A · #57564A · #52574A

Triadic

#57564A · #4A5756 · #564A57

Split complementary

#57564A · #4A5157 · #504A57

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