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Molasses

#554B48

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.45:1AAA

Black text

2.34:1Fails

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About Molasses

Molasses (#554B48) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 85, 75, 72 and its HSL value is 14°, 8%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Molasses, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#554B48 · #485255

Analogous

#55484C · #554B48 · #555248

Triadic

#554B48 · #48554B · #4B4855

Split complementary

#554B48 · #485552 · #484C55

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