CyanMid-toneMuted

Shale Grey

#899EA3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.81:1Fails

Black text

7.06:1AAA

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About Shale Grey

Shale Grey (#899EA3) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 137, 158, 163 and its HSL value is 192°, 12%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (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

#899EA3 · #A38E89

Analogous

#89A39B · #899EA3 · #8991A3

Triadic

#899EA3 · #A3899E · #9EA389

Split complementary

#899EA3 · #A38991 · #A39B89

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