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Charcoal

#343838

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.87:1AAA

Black text

1.67:1Fails

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About Charcoal

Charcoal (#343838) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 52, 56, 56 and its HSL value is 180°, 4%, 21%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (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

#343838 · #383434

Analogous

#343836 · #343838 · #343638

Triadic

#343838 · #383438 · #383834

Split complementary

#343838 · #383436 · #383634

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