BlueMid-toneMuted

Shearwater Black

#5B5A6F

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.69:1AA

Black text

2.96:1Fails

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About Shearwater Black

Shearwater Black (#5B5A6F) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 91, 90, 111 and its HSL value is 243°, 10%, 39%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 (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

#5B5A6F · #6E6F5A

Analogous

#5A636F · #5B5A6F · #665A6F

Triadic

#5B5A6F · #6F5B5A · #5A6F5B

Split complementary

#5B5A6F · #6F665A · #636F5A

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