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Soot

#535E5F

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.70:1AA

Black text

2.95:1Fails

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About Soot

Soot (#535E5F) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 83, 94, 95 and its HSL value is 185°, 7%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.70:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Soot, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#535E5F · #5F5453

Analogous

#535F5A · #535E5F · #53585F

Triadic

#535E5F · #5F535E · #5E5F53

Split complementary

#535E5F · #5F5358 · #5F5A53

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