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Carbon Dating

#555A56

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.04:1AAA

Black text

2.81:1Fails

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About Carbon Dating

Carbon Dating (#555A56) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 85, 90, 86 and its HSL value is 132°, 3%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Carbon Dating, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#555A56 · #5A5559

Analogous

#565A55 · #555A56 · #555A59

Triadic

#555A56 · #56555A · #5A5655

Split complementary

#555A56 · #59555A · #5A5556

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