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Blue Charcoal

#252B2F

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.33:1AAA

Black text

1.38:1Fails

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About Blue Charcoal

Blue Charcoal (#252B2F) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 37, 43, 47 and its HSL value is 204°, 12%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Charcoal, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#252B2F · #2F2925

Analogous

#252F2E · #252B2F · #25262F

Triadic

#252B2F · #2F252B · #2B2F25

Split complementary

#252B2F · #2F2526 · #2F2E25

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