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Blue Shale

#B7CDCD

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.66:1Fails

Black text

11.90:1AAA

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About Blue Shale

Blue Shale (#B7CDCD) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 183, 205, 205 and its HSL value is 180°, 18%, 76%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Shale, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#B7CDCD · #CDB7B7

Analogous

#B7CDC2 · #B7CDCD · #B7C2CD

Triadic

#B7CDCD · #CDB7CD · #CDCDB7

Split complementary

#B7CDCD · #CDB7C2 · #CDC2B7

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