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Blue Shale

#BACCCC

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.67:1Fails

Black text

11.88:1AAA

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About Blue Shale

Blue Shale (#BACCCC) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 186, 204, 204 and its HSL value is 180°, 15%, 76%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (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

#BACCCC · #CCBABA

Analogous

#BACCC3 · #BACCCC · #BAC3CC

Triadic

#BACCCC · #CCBACC · #CCCCBA

Split complementary

#BACCCC · #CCBAC3 · #CCC3BA

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