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Carbon Dating

#565A5A

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.99:1AA

Black text

2.83:1Fails

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About Carbon Dating

Carbon Dating (#565A5A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 86, 90, 90 and its HSL value is 180°, 2%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Carbon Dating, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#565A5A · #5A5656

Analogous

#565A58 · #565A5A · #56585A

Triadic

#565A5A · #5A565A · #5A5A56

Split complementary

#565A5A · #5A5658 · #5A5856

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