NeutralMid-toneMuted

Roasted Black

#655A5C

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.62:1AA

Black text

2.99:1Fails

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About Roasted Black

Roasted Black (#655A5C) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 101, 90, 92 and its HSL value is 349°, 6%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Roasted Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#655A5C · #5A6563

Analogous

#655A61 · #655A5C · #655E5A

Triadic

#655A5C · #5C655A · #5A5C65

Split complementary

#655A5C · #5A655E · #5A6265

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