NeutralMid-toneMuted

Shearwater Black

#5C596C

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.77:1AA

Black text

2.92:1Fails

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About Shearwater Black

Shearwater Black (#5C596C) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 92, 89, 108 and its HSL value is 249°, 10%, 39%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (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

#5C596C · #696C59

Analogous

#595F6C · #5C596C · #66596C

Triadic

#5C596C · #6C5C59 · #596C5C

Split complementary

#5C596C · #6C6659 · #5F6C59

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