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Dampened Black

#4A4947

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.99:1AAA

Black text

2.20:1Fails

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About Dampened Black

Dampened Black (#4A4947) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 74, 73, 71 and its HSL value is 40°, 2%, 28%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Dampened Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#4A4947 · #47484A

Analogous

#4A4747 · #4A4947 · #4A4A47

Triadic

#4A4947 · #474A49 · #49474A

Split complementary

#4A4947 · #474A4A · #47474A

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