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Dark Shadow

#4A494C

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.94:1AAA

Black text

2.21:1Fails

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About Dark Shadow

Dark Shadow (#4A494C) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 74, 73, 76 and its HSL value is 260°, 2%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Dark Shadow, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#4A494C · #4B4C49

Analogous

#49494C · #4A494C · #4C494C

Triadic

#4A494C · #4C4A49 · #494C4A

Split complementary

#4A494C · #4C4C49 · #494C49

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