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Blackwood

#4A4E52

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.39:1AAA

Black text

2.36:1Fails

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About Blackwood

Blackwood (#4A4E52) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 74, 78, 82 and its HSL value is 210°, 5%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (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

#4A4E52 · #524E4A

Analogous

#4A5252 · #4A4E52 · #4A4A52

Triadic

#4A4E52 · #524A4E · #4E524A

Split complementary

#4A4E52 · #524A4A · #52524A

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