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Soot

#535D5F

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.78:1AA

Black text

2.92:1Fails

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About Soot

Soot (#535D5F) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 83, 93, 95 and its HSL value is 190°, 7%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Soot, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#535D5F · #5F5553

Analogous

#535F5B · #535D5F · #53575F

Triadic

#535D5F · #5F535D · #5D5F53

Split complementary

#535D5F · #5F5357 · #5F5B53

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