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Blackwood

#494F53

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.31:1AAA

Black text

2.38:1Fails

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About Blackwood

Blackwood (#494F53) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 79, 83 and its HSL value is 204°, 6%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (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

#494F53 · #534D49

Analogous

#495352 · #494F53 · #494A53

Triadic

#494F53 · #53494F · #4F5349

Split complementary

#494F53 · #53494A · #535249

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