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Molasses

#5A4A48

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.37:1AAA

Black text

2.36:1Fails

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About Molasses

Molasses (#5A4A48) is a dark muted red. Its RGB value is 90, 74, 72 and its HSL value is 7°, 11%, 32%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (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

#5A4A48 · #48585A

Analogous

#5A484F · #5A4A48 · #5A5348

Triadic

#5A4A48 · #485A4A · #4A485A

Split complementary

#5A4A48 · #485A53 · #484F5A

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