CyanMid-toneMuted

Shale Grey

#8A9DA3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.83:1Fails

Black text

7.01:1AAA

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About Shale Grey

Shale Grey (#8A9DA3) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 138, 157, 163 and its HSL value is 194°, 12%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 (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

#8A9DA3 · #A3908A

Analogous

#8AA39C · #8A9DA3 · #8A90A3

Triadic

#8A9DA3 · #A38A9D · #9DA38A

Split complementary

#8A9DA3 · #A38A90 · #A39C8A

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