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Charcoal Dust

#5A5858

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.07:1AAA

Black text

2.80:1Fails

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About Charcoal Dust

Charcoal Dust (#5A5858) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 90, 88, 88 and its HSL value is 0°, 1%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (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

#5A5858 · #585A5A

Analogous

#5A5859 · #5A5858 · #5A5958

Triadic

#5A5858 · #585A58 · #58585A

Split complementary

#5A5858 · #585A59 · #58595A

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