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Black Ice

#4E5051

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.11:1AAA

Black text

2.44:1Fails

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About Black Ice

Black Ice (#4E5051) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 78, 80, 81 and its HSL value is 200°, 2%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Ice, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#4E5051 · #514F4E

Analogous

#4E5151 · #4E5051 · #4E4F51

Triadic

#4E5051 · #514E50 · #50514E

Split complementary

#4E5051 · #514E4F · #51514E

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