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Blue Charcoal

#272C2F

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.12:1AAA

Black text

1.40:1Fails

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About Blue Charcoal

Blue Charcoal (#272C2F) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 39, 44, 47 and its HSL value is 203°, 9%, 17%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (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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Complementary

#272C2F · #2F2A27

Analogous

#272F2E · #272C2F · #27282F

Triadic

#272C2F · #2F272C · #2C2F27

Split complementary

#272C2F · #2F2728 · #2F2E27

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