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Faded Shells

#E9DBD9

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.35:1Fails

Black text

14.71:1AAA

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About Faded Shells

Faded Shells (#E9DBD9) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 233, 219, 217 and its HSL value is 7°, 27%, 88%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Faded Shells, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#E9DBD9 · #D9E7E9

Analogous

#E9D9DF · #E9DBD9 · #E9E3D9

Triadic

#E9DBD9 · #D9E9DB · #DBD9E9

Split complementary

#E9DBD9 · #D9E9E3 · #D9DFE9

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