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Dampened Black

#494846

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.14:1AAA

Black text

2.17:1Fails

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About Dampened Black

Dampened Black (#494846) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 72, 70 and its HSL value is 40°, 2%, 28%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Dampened Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#494846 · #464749

Analogous

#494746 · #494846 · #494946

Triadic

#494846 · #464948 · #484649

Split complementary

#494846 · #464949 · #474649

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