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Graphite Black

#282A2B

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.42:1AAA

Black text

1.37:1Fails

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About Graphite Black

Graphite Black (#282A2B) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 40, 42, 43 and its HSL value is 200°, 4%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Graphite Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#282A2B · #2B2928

Analogous

#282B2B · #282A2B · #28292B

Triadic

#282A2B · #2B282A · #2A2B28

Split complementary

#282A2B · #2B2829 · #2B2B28

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