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Dark Shadows

#5A555D

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.26:1AAA

Black text

2.73:1Fails

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About Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows (#5A555D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 90, 85, 93 and its HSL value is 278°, 4%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Dark Shadows, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#5A555D · #585D55

Analogous

#56555D · #5A555D · #5D555C

Triadic

#5A555D · #5D5A55 · #555D5A

Split complementary

#5A555D · #5C5D55 · #555D56

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