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Molasses

#564D49

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.22:1AAA

Black text

2.41:1Fails

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About Molasses

Molasses (#564D49) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 86, 77, 73 and its HSL value is 18°, 8%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (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

#564D49 · #495256

Analogous

#56494C · #564D49 · #565449

Triadic

#564D49 · #49564D · #4D4956

Split complementary

#564D49 · #495654 · #494C56

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