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Charcoal

#343834

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.92:1AAA

Black text

1.66:1Fails

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About Charcoal

Charcoal (#343834) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 52, 56, 52 and its HSL value is 120°, 4%, 21%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (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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Complementary

#343834 · #383438

Analogous

#363834 · #343834 · #343836

Triadic

#343834 · #343438 · #383434

Split complementary

#343834 · #363438 · #383436

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