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Gravel

#494B47

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.82:1AAA

Black text

2.24:1Fails

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About Gravel

Gravel (#494B47) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 75, 71 and its HSL value is 90°, 3%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Gravel, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#494B47 · #49474B

Analogous

#4B4B47 · #494B47 · #474B47

Triadic

#494B47 · #47494B · #4B4749

Split complementary

#494B47 · #47474B · #4B474B

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