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Black Lead

#484C4D

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.69:1AAA

Black text

2.28:1Fails

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About Black Lead

Black Lead (#484C4D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 72, 76, 77 and its HSL value is 192°, 3%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (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

#484C4D · #4D4948

Analogous

#484D4B · #484C4D · #48494D

Triadic

#484C4D · #4D484C · #4C4D48

Split complementary

#484C4D · #4D4849 · #4D4B48

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