NeutralMid-toneMuted

Deep Shale

#717B87

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.30:1AA large

Black text

4.61:1AA

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About Deep Shale

Deep Shale (#717B87) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 113, 123, 135 and its HSL value is 213°, 9%, 49%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Deep Shale, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#717B87 · #877D71

Analogous

#718687 · #717B87 · #727187

Triadic

#717B87 · #87717B · #7B8771

Split complementary

#717B87 · #877271 · #868771

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