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Greyish Black

#555251

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.74:1AAA

Black text

2.56:1Fails

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About Greyish Black

Greyish Black (#555251) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 85, 82, 81 and its HSL value is 15°, 2%, 33%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Greyish Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#555251 · #515455

Analogous

#555152 · #555251 · #555451

Triadic

#555251 · #515552 · #525155

Split complementary

#555251 · #515554 · #515255

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