NeutralMid-toneMuted

Shearwater Black

#5A596C

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.82:1AA

Black text

2.90:1Fails

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About Shearwater Black

Shearwater Black (#5A596C) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 90, 89, 108 and its HSL value is 243°, 10%, 39%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (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

#5A596C · #6B6C59

Analogous

#59626C · #5A596C · #63596C

Triadic

#5A596C · #6C5A59 · #596C5A

Split complementary

#5A596C · #6C6359 · #626C59

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