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Black Bean

#4E4C49

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.56:1AAA

Black text

2.31:1Fails

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About Black Bean

Black Bean (#4E4C49) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 78, 76, 73 and its HSL value is 36°, 3%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Bean, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#4E4C49 · #494B4E

Analogous

#4E4949 · #4E4C49 · #4E4E49

Triadic

#4E4C49 · #494E4C · #4C494E

Split complementary

#4E4C49 · #494E4E · #49494E

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