CyanMid-toneMuted

Shale Grey

#889DA4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.84:1Fails

Black text

6.98:1AA

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About Shale Grey

Shale Grey (#889DA4) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 136, 157, 164 and its HSL value is 195°, 13%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (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

#889DA4 · #A48F88

Analogous

#88A49D · #889DA4 · #888FA4

Triadic

#889DA4 · #A4889D · #9DA488

Split complementary

#889DA4 · #A4888F · #A49D88

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