NeutralMid-toneMuted

Deep Shale

#747E85

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.15:1AA large

Black text

4.78:1AA

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About Deep Shale

Deep Shale (#747E85) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 116, 126, 133 and its HSL value is 205°, 7%, 49%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (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

#747E85 · #857B74

Analogous

#748584 · #747E85 · #747685

Triadic

#747E85 · #85747E · #7E8574

Split complementary

#747E85 · #857476 · #858474

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