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Mulch

#4D4240

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.68:1AAA

Black text

2.04:1Fails

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About Mulch

Mulch (#4D4240) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 77, 66, 64 and its HSL value is 9°, 9%, 28%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Mulch, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#4D4240 · #404B4D

Analogous

#4D4045 · #4D4240 · #4D4940

Triadic

#4D4240 · #404D42 · #42404D

Split complementary

#4D4240 · #404D49 · #40444D

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