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Pale Shale

#CACEDA

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.57:1Fails

Black text

12.59:1AAA

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About Pale Shale

Pale Shale (#CACEDA) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 202, 206, 218 and its HSL value is 225°, 18%, 82%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pale Shale, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#CACEDA · #DAD6CA

Analogous

#CAD6DA · #CACEDA · #CECADA

Triadic

#CACEDA · #DACACE · #CEDACA

Split complementary

#CACEDA · #DACECA · #D6DACA

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