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Carbon Dating

#525B59

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.00:1AAA

Black text

2.83:1Fails

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About Carbon Dating

Carbon Dating (#525B59) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 82, 91, 89 and its HSL value is 167°, 5%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.00:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Carbon Dating, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#525B59 · #5B5254

Analogous

#525B55 · #525B59 · #52595B

Triadic

#525B59 · #59525B · #5B5952

Split complementary

#525B59 · #5B5259 · #5B5552

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