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Blackwood

#4A4D52

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.49:1AAA

Black text

2.33:1Fails

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About Blackwood

Blackwood (#4A4D52) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 74, 77, 82 and its HSL value is 218°, 5%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blackwood, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#4A4D52 · #524F4A

Analogous

#4A5152 · #4A4D52 · #4B4A52

Triadic

#4A4D52 · #524A4D · #4D524A

Split complementary

#4A4D52 · #524B4A · #51524A

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