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Charcoal

#333936

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.80:1AAA

Black text

1.68:1Fails

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About Charcoal

Charcoal (#333936) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 51, 57, 54 and its HSL value is 150°, 6%, 21%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Charcoal, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#333936 · #393336

Analogous

#333933 · #333936 · #333939

Triadic

#333936 · #363339 · #393633

Split complementary

#333936 · #393339 · #393333

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