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Charcoal

#353835

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.87:1AAA

Black text

1.67:1Fails

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About Charcoal

Charcoal (#353835) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 53, 56, 53 and its HSL value is 120°, 3%, 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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Complementary

#353835 · #383538

Analogous

#373835 · #353835 · #353837

Triadic

#353835 · #353538 · #383535

Split complementary

#353835 · #373538 · #383537

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