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Shearwater Black

#59586D

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.90:1AA

Black text

2.87:1Fails

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About Shearwater Black

Shearwater Black (#59586D) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 89, 88, 109 and its HSL value is 243°, 11%, 39%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.90:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shearwater Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#59586D · #6C6D58

Analogous

#58616D · #59586D · #64586D

Triadic

#59586D · #6D5958 · #586D59

Split complementary

#59586D · #6D6458 · #616D58

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