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Blue Shale

#BACBCD

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.68:1Fails

Black text

11.80:1AAA

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About Blue Shale

Blue Shale (#BACBCD) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 186, 203, 205 and its HSL value is 186°, 16%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (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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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#BACBCD · #CDBCBA

Analogous

#BACDC6 · #BACBCD · #BAC1CD

Triadic

#BACBCD · #CDBACB · #CBCDBA

Split complementary

#BACBCD · #CDBAC1 · #CDC6BA

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