NeutralMid-toneMuted

Deep Shale

#717C85

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.26:1AA large

Black text

4.64:1AA

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About Deep Shale

Deep Shale (#717C85) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 113, 124, 133 and its HSL value is 207°, 8%, 48%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (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

#717C85 · #857A71

Analogous

#718584 · #717C85 · #717285

Triadic

#717C85 · #85717C · #7C8571

Split complementary

#717C85 · #857172 · #858471

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