NeutralMid-toneMuted

Shearwater Black

#5B596C

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.80:1AA

Black text

2.91:1Fails

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About Shearwater Black

Shearwater Black (#5B596C) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 91, 89, 108 and its HSL value is 246°, 10%, 39%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.80:1 (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

#5B596C · #6A6C59

Analogous

#59616C · #5B596C · #64596C

Triadic

#5B596C · #6C5B59 · #596C5B

Split complementary

#5B596C · #6C6459 · #616C59

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