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Lead

#1E2221

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.08:1AAA

Black text

1.23:1Fails

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About Lead

Lead (#1E2221) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 30, 34, 33 and its HSL value is 165°, 6%, 13%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Lead, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#1E2221 · #221E1F

Analogous

#1E221F · #1E2221 · #1E2122

Triadic

#1E2221 · #211E22 · #22211E

Split complementary

#1E2221 · #221E21 · #221F1E

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