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Carbon Dating

#535C59

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.90:1AA

Black text

2.87:1Fails

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About Carbon Dating

Carbon Dating (#535C59) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 83, 92, 89 and its HSL value is 160°, 5%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.90:1 (WCAG AA). 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

#535C59 · #5C5356

Analogous

#535C55 · #535C59 · #535A5C

Triadic

#535C59 · #59535C · #5C5953

Split complementary

#535C59 · #5C535A · #5C5553

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