CyanMid-toneMuted

Shale Grey

#879EA1

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.82:1Fails

Black text

7.01:1AAA

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About Shale Grey

Shale Grey (#879EA1) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 135, 158, 161 and its HSL value is 187°, 12%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shale Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#879EA1 · #A18A87

Analogous

#87A197 · #879EA1 · #8791A1

Triadic

#879EA1 · #A1879E · #9EA187

Split complementary

#879EA1 · #A18791 · #A19787

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