CyanMid-toneMuted

Shale Grey

#899DA3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.83:1Fails

Black text

6.99:1AA

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About Shale Grey

Shale Grey (#899DA3) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 137, 157, 163 and its HSL value is 194°, 12%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#899DA3 · #A38F89

Analogous

#89A39C · #899DA3 · #8990A3

Triadic

#899DA3 · #A3899D · #9DA389

Split complementary

#899DA3 · #A38990 · #A39C89

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