NeutralMid-toneMuted

Deep Shale

#727D87

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.20:1AA large

Black text

4.71:1AA

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About Deep Shale

Deep Shale (#727D87) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 114, 125, 135 and its HSL value is 209°, 8%, 49%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (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

#727D87 · #877C72

Analogous

#728787 · #727D87 · #727287

Triadic

#727D87 · #87727D · #7D8772

Split complementary

#727D87 · #877272 · #878772

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