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Black Lead

#454E4E

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.56:1AAA

Black text

2.31:1Fails

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About Black Lead

Black Lead (#454E4E) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 69, 78, 78 and its HSL value is 180°, 6%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (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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Complementary

#454E4E · #4E4545

Analogous

#454E4A · #454E4E · #454A4E

Triadic

#454E4E · #4E454E · #4E4E45

Split complementary

#454E4E · #4E454A · #4E4A45

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