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Charcoal

#343836

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.90:1AAA

Black text

1.66:1Fails

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About Charcoal

Charcoal (#343836) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 52, 56, 54 and its HSL value is 150°, 4%, 21%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (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

#343836 · #383436

Analogous

#343834 · #343836 · #343838

Triadic

#343836 · #363438 · #383634

Split complementary

#343836 · #383438 · #383434

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