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Dark Taupe

#493E3D

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.30:1AAA

Black text

1.92:1Fails

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About Dark Taupe

Dark Taupe (#493E3D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 62, 61 and its HSL value is 5°, 9%, 26%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.30:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Dark Taupe, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#493E3D · #3D4849

Analogous

#493D42 · #493E3D · #49443D

Triadic

#493E3D · #3D493E · #3E3D49

Split complementary

#493E3D · #3D4944 · #3D4249

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