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Charcoal Dust

#5A5559

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.30:1AAA

Black text

2.71:1Fails

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About Charcoal Dust

Charcoal Dust (#5A5559) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 90, 85, 89 and its HSL value is 312°, 3%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (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

#5A5559 · #555A56

Analogous

#59555A · #5A5559 · #5A5556

Triadic

#5A5559 · #595A55 · #55595A

Split complementary

#5A5559 · #565A55 · #555A59

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