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Blackwood

#4A4E51

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.40:1AAA

Black text

2.36:1Fails

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About Blackwood

Blackwood (#4A4E51) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 74, 78, 81 and its HSL value is 206°, 5%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (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

#4A4E51 · #514D4A

Analogous

#4A5151 · #4A4E51 · #4A4B51

Triadic

#4A4E51 · #514A4E · #4E514A

Split complementary

#4A4E51 · #514A4B · #51514A

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