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Dark Taupe

#493C3C

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.53:1AAA

Black text

1.88:1Fails

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About Dark Taupe

Dark Taupe (#493C3C) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 60, 60 and its HSL value is 0°, 10%, 26%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Dark Taupe, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#493C3C · #3C4949

Analogous

#493C42 · #493C3C · #49423C

Triadic

#493C3C · #3C493C · #3C3C49

Split complementary

#493C3C · #3C4942 · #3C4249

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