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Black Bay

#48494E

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.98:1AAA

Black text

2.20:1Fails

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About Black Bay

Black Bay (#48494E) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 72, 73, 78 and its HSL value is 230°, 4%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Bay, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#48494E · #4E4D48

Analogous

#484C4E · #48494E · #4A484E

Triadic

#48494E · #4E4849 · #494E48

Split complementary

#48494E · #4E4A48 · #4C4E48

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