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Black Lead

#474D4C

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.63:1AAA

Black text

2.29:1Fails

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About Black Lead

Black Lead (#474D4C) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 71, 77, 76 and its HSL value is 170°, 4%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (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

#474D4C · #4D4748

Analogous

#474D49 · #474D4C · #474B4D

Triadic

#474D4C · #4C474D · #4D4C47

Split complementary

#474D4C · #4D474B · #4D4947

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