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Black Ice

#4E5050

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.12:1AAA

Black text

2.44:1Fails

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About Black Ice

Black Ice (#4E5050) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 78, 80, 80 and its HSL value is 180°, 1%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Ice, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#4E5050 · #504E4E

Analogous

#4E504F · #4E5050 · #4E4F50

Triadic

#4E5050 · #504E50 · #50504E

Split complementary

#4E5050 · #504E4F · #504F4E

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