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Black Smoke

#3E3D40

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.79:1AAA

Black text

1.83:1Fails

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About Black Smoke

Black Smoke (#3E3D40) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 62, 61, 64 and its HSL value is 260°, 2%, 25%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Smoke, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#3E3D40 · #3F403D

Analogous

#3D3E40 · #3E3D40 · #403D40

Triadic

#3E3D40 · #403E3D · #3D403E

Split complementary

#3E3D40 · #40403D · #3E403D

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