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Shell

#DCC4BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.66:1Fails

Black text

11.95:1AAA

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About Shell

Shell (#DCC4BD) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 220, 196, 189 and its HSL value is 14°, 31%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shell, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#DCC4BD · #BDD5DC

Analogous

#DCBDC5 · #DCC4BD · #DCD4BD

Triadic

#DCC4BD · #BDDCC4 · #C4BDDC

Split complementary

#DCC4BD · #BDDCD3 · #BDC6DC

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