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Squid’s Ink

#4E4E5B

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.19:1AAA

Black text

2.42:1Fails

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About Squid’s Ink

Squid’s Ink (#4E4E5B) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 78, 78, 91 and its HSL value is 240°, 8%, 33%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (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

#4E4E5B · #5B5B4E

Analogous

#4E555B · #4E4E5B · #554E5B

Triadic

#4E4E5B · #5B4E4E · #4E5B4E

Split complementary

#4E4E5B · #5B554E · #555B4E

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