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Carbon Dating

#535A59

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.06:1AAA

Black text

2.80:1Fails

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About Carbon Dating

Carbon Dating (#535A59) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 83, 90, 89 and its HSL value is 171°, 4%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (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

#535A59 · #5A5354

Analogous

#535A56 · #535A59 · #53585A

Triadic

#535A59 · #59535A · #5A5953

Split complementary

#535A59 · #5A5358 · #5A5653

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