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Carbon Dating

#535B59

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.98:1AA

Black text

2.84:1Fails

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About Carbon Dating

Carbon Dating (#535B59) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 83, 91, 89 and its HSL value is 165°, 5%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Carbon Dating, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#535B59 · #5B5355

Analogous

#535B55 · #535B59 · #53595B

Triadic

#535B59 · #59535B · #5B5953

Split complementary

#535B59 · #5B5359 · #5B5553

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