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Dampened Black

#4B4947

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.96:1AAA

Black text

2.21:1Fails

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About Dampened Black

Dampened Black (#4B4947) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 75, 73, 71 and its HSL value is 30°, 3%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (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

#4B4947 · #47494B

Analogous

#4B4747 · #4B4947 · #4B4B47

Triadic

#4B4947 · #474B49 · #49474B

Split complementary

#4B4947 · #474B4B · #47474B

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