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Black Lead

#464C4D

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.75:1AAA

Black text

2.26:1Fails

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About Black Lead

Black Lead (#464C4D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 70, 76, 77 and its HSL value is 189°, 5%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (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

#464C4D · #4D4746

Analogous

#464D4A · #464C4D · #46494D

Triadic

#464C4D · #4D464C · #4C4D46

Split complementary

#464C4D · #4D4649 · #4D4A46

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