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Carbon Dating

#55595A

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.09:1AAA

Black text

2.79:1Fails

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About Carbon Dating

Carbon Dating (#55595A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 85, 89, 90 and its HSL value is 192°, 3%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). 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

#55595A · #5A5655

Analogous

#555A59 · #55595A · #55565A

Triadic

#55595A · #5A5559 · #595A55

Split complementary

#55595A · #5A5556 · #5A5955

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