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Carbon

#333333

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.63:1AAA

Black text

1.57:1Fails

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About Carbon

Carbon (#333333) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 51, 51, 51 and its HSL value is 0°, 0%, 20%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Carbon, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#333333 · #333333

Analogous

#333333 · #333333 · #333333

Triadic

#333333 · #333333 · #333333

Split complementary

#333333 · #333333 · #333333

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