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Peppercorn Red

#553C45

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.91:1AAA

Black text

2.00:1Fails

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About Peppercorn Red

Peppercorn Red (#553C45) is a dark muted pink. Its RGB value is 85, 60, 69 and its HSL value is 338°, 17%, 28%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Peppercorn Red, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#553C45 · #3C554C

Analogous

#553C52 · #553C45 · #553F3C

Triadic

#553C45 · #45553C · #3C4555

Split complementary

#553C45 · #3C553F · #3C5255

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