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Charcoal

#353937

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.72:1AAA

Black text

1.69:1Fails

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About Charcoal

Charcoal (#353937) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 53, 57, 55 and its HSL value is 150°, 4%, 22%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 (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

#353937 · #393537

Analogous

#353935 · #353937 · #353939

Triadic

#353937 · #373539 · #393735

Split complementary

#353937 · #393539 · #393535

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