CyanMid-toneMuted

Shale Grey

#889DA2

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.84:1Fails

Black text

6.97:1AA

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About Shale Grey

Shale Grey (#889DA2) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 136, 157, 162 and its HSL value is 192°, 12%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). 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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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#889DA2 · #A28D88

Analogous

#88A29A · #889DA2 · #8890A2

Triadic

#889DA2 · #A2889D · #9DA288

Split complementary

#889DA2 · #A28890 · #A29A88

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