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Blue Charcoal

#252B31

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.30:1AAA

Black text

1.38:1Fails

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About Blue Charcoal

Blue Charcoal (#252B31) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 37, 43, 49 and its HSL value is 210°, 14%, 17%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Charcoal, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#252B31 · #312B25

Analogous

#253131 · #252B31 · #252531

Triadic

#252B31 · #31252B · #2B3125

Split complementary

#252B31 · #312525 · #313125

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