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Blackwood

#494E52

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.42:1AAA

Black text

2.35:1Fails

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About Blackwood

Blackwood (#494E52) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 78, 82 and its HSL value is 207°, 6%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blackwood, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#494E52 · #524D49

Analogous

#495252 · #494E52 · #494A52

Triadic

#494E52 · #52494E · #4E5249

Split complementary

#494E52 · #52494A · #525249

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