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Black Lead

#474C4D

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.72:1AAA

Black text

2.27:1Fails

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About Black Lead

Black Lead (#474C4D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 71, 76, 77 and its HSL value is 190°, 4%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (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

#474C4D · #4D4847

Analogous

#474D4B · #474C4D · #47494D

Triadic

#474C4D · #4D474C · #4C4D47

Split complementary

#474C4D · #4D4749 · #4D4B47

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