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Black Lead

#454D4D

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.67:1AAA

Black text

2.28:1Fails

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About Black Lead

Black Lead (#454D4D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 69, 77, 77 and its HSL value is 180°, 5%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Lead, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#454D4D · #4D4545

Analogous

#454D49 · #454D4D · #45494D

Triadic

#454D4D · #4D454D · #4D4D45

Split complementary

#454D4D · #4D4549 · #4D4945

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