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Sweet Molasses

#4B4140

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.86:1AAA

Black text

2.01:1Fails

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About Sweet Molasses

Sweet Molasses (#4B4140) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 75, 65, 64 and its HSL value is 5°, 8%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Sweet Molasses, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#4B4140 · #404A4B

Analogous

#4B4045 · #4B4140 · #4B4740

Triadic

#4B4140 · #404B41 · #41404B

Split complementary

#4B4140 · #404B47 · #40454B

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