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Squid’s Ink

#4E4E5D

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.17:1AAA

Black text

2.42:1Fails

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About Squid’s Ink

Squid’s Ink (#4E4E5D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 78, 78, 93 and its HSL value is 240°, 9%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (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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Complementary

#4E4E5D · #5D5D4E

Analogous

#4E565D · #4E4E5D · #564E5D

Triadic

#4E4E5D · #5D4E4E · #4E5D4E

Split complementary

#4E4E5D · #5D564E · #565D4E

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