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Bluish Black

#403E42

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.58:1AAA

Black text

1.87:1Fails

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About Bluish Black

Bluish Black (#403E42) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 64, 62, 66 and its HSL value is 270°, 3%, 25%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bluish Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#403E42 · #40423E

Analogous

#3E3E42 · #403E42 · #423E42

Triadic

#403E42 · #42403E · #3E4240

Split complementary

#403E42 · #42423E · #3E423E

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