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Black Lead

#484E4D

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.49:1AAA

Black text

2.33:1Fails

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About Black Lead

Black Lead (#484E4D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 72, 78, 77 and its HSL value is 170°, 4%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (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

#484E4D · #4E4849

Analogous

#484E4A · #484E4D · #484C4E

Triadic

#484E4D · #4D484E · #4E4D48

Split complementary

#484E4D · #4E484C · #4E4A48

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