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Charcoal Dust

#5A5557

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.31:1AAA

Black text

2.71:1Fails

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About Charcoal Dust

Charcoal Dust (#5A5557) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 90, 85, 87 and its HSL value is 336°, 3%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Charcoal Dust, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#5A5557 · #555A58

Analogous

#5A555A · #5A5557 · #5A5655

Triadic

#5A5557 · #575A55 · #55575A

Split complementary

#5A5557 · #555A56 · #555A5A

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