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Black Lead

#464B4D

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.85:1AAA

Black text

2.24:1Fails

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About Black Lead

Black Lead (#464B4D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 70, 75, 77 and its HSL value is 197°, 5%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (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

#464B4D · #4D4846

Analogous

#464D4B · #464B4D · #46484D

Triadic

#464B4D · #4D464B · #4B4D46

Split complementary

#464B4D · #4D4648 · #4D4B46

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