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Charcoal Smoke

#494D42

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.67:1AAA

Black text

2.28:1Fails

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About Charcoal Smoke

Charcoal Smoke (#494D42) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 77, 66 and its HSL value is 82°, 8%, 28%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Charcoal Smoke, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#494D42 · #46424D

Analogous

#4D4C42 · #494D42 · #444D42

Triadic

#494D42 · #42494D · #4D4249

Split complementary

#494D42 · #42444D · #4C424D

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