NeutralMid-toneMuted

Beautiful Darkness

#686C6F

Contrast at a glance

White text

5.30:1AA

Black text

3.74:1AA large

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About Beautiful Darkness

Beautiful Darkness (#686C6F) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 104, 108, 111 and its HSL value is 206°, 3%, 42%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.30:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Beautiful Darkness, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#686C6F · #6F6B68

Analogous

#686F6F · #686C6F · #68686F

Triadic

#686C6F · #6F686C · #6C6F68

Split complementary

#686C6F · #6F6869 · #6F6F68

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