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Squid’s Ink

#4E4C5C

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.36:1AAA

Black text

2.37:1Fails

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About Squid’s Ink

Squid’s Ink (#4E4C5C) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 78, 76, 92 and its HSL value is 248°, 10%, 33%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Squid’s Ink, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#4E4C5C · #5A5C4C

Analogous

#4C525C · #4E4C5C · #564C5C

Triadic

#4E4C5C · #5C4E4C · #4C5C4E

Split complementary

#4E4C5C · #5C564C · #525C4C

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