CyanMid-toneMuted

Shale Grey

#8A9CA3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.85:1Fails

Black text

6.94:1AA

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About Shale Grey

Shale Grey (#8A9CA3) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 138, 156, 163 and its HSL value is 197°, 12%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (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

#8A9CA3 · #A3918A

Analogous

#8AA39D · #8A9CA3 · #8A8FA3

Triadic

#8A9CA3 · #A38A9C · #9CA38A

Split complementary

#8A9CA3 · #A38A8F · #A39D8A

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