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Black Lead

#494E4C

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.48:1AAA

Black text

2.34:1Fails

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About Black Lead

Black Lead (#494E4C) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 78, 76 and its HSL value is 156°, 3%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (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

#494E4C · #4E494B

Analogous

#494E49 · #494E4C · #494E4E

Triadic

#494E4C · #4C494E · #4E4C49

Split complementary

#494E4C · #4E494E · #4E4949

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