GreenMid-toneMuted

Shale Green

#698B6B

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.81:1AA large

Black text

5.19:1AA

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About Shale Green

Shale Green (#698B6B) is a mid-tone muted green. Its RGB value is 105, 139, 107 and its HSL value is 124°, 14%, 48%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shale Green, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#698B6B · #8B6989

Analogous

#788B69 · #698B6B · #698B7C

Triadic

#698B6B · #6B698B · #8B6B69

Split complementary

#698B6B · #7C698B · #8B6978

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