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Squid’s Ink

#4E4D5C

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.27:1AAA

Black text

2.39:1Fails

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About Squid’s Ink

Squid’s Ink (#4E4D5C) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 78, 77, 92 and its HSL value is 244°, 9%, 33%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Squid’s Ink, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#4E4D5C · #5B5C4D

Analogous

#4D535C · #4E4D5C · #554D5C

Triadic

#4E4D5C · #5C4E4D · #4D5C4E

Split complementary

#4E4D5C · #5C564D · #535C4D

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