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Mulch

#4E4140

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.75:1AAA

Black text

2.03:1Fails

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About Mulch

Mulch (#4E4140) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 78, 65, 64 and its HSL value is 4°, 10%, 28%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (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

#4E4140 · #404D4E

Analogous

#4E4046 · #4E4140 · #4E4840

Triadic

#4E4140 · #404E41 · #41404E

Split complementary

#4E4140 · #404E48 · #40464E

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