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Black Bay

#48494F

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.97:1AAA

Black text

2.21:1Fails

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About Black Bay

Black Bay (#48494F) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 72, 73, 79 and its HSL value is 231°, 5%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (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

#48494F · #4F4E48

Analogous

#484D4F · #48494F · #4B484F

Triadic

#48494F · #4F4849 · #494F48

Split complementary

#48494F · #4F4B48 · #4D4F48

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