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Dark Shadow

#494B4D

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.76:1AAA

Black text

2.26:1Fails

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About Dark Shadow

Dark Shadow (#494B4D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 75, 77 and its HSL value is 210°, 3%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Dark Shadow, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#494B4D · #4D4B49

Analogous

#494D4D · #494B4D · #49494D

Triadic

#494B4D · #4D494B · #4B4D49

Split complementary

#494B4D · #4D4949 · #4D4D49

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