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Black Smoke

#3E3E40

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.67:1AAA

Black text

1.86:1Fails

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About Black Smoke

Black Smoke (#3E3E40) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 62, 62, 64 and its HSL value is 240°, 2%, 25%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 (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

#3E3E40 · #40403E

Analogous

#3E3F40 · #3E3E40 · #3F3E40

Triadic

#3E3E40 · #403E3E · #3E403E

Split complementary

#3E3E40 · #403F3E · #3F403E

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