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Dark Shadows

#5A545D

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.34:1AAA

Black text

2.70:1Fails

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About Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows (#5A545D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 90, 84, 93 and its HSL value is 280°, 5%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Dark Shadows, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#5A545D · #575D54

Analogous

#55545D · #5A545D · #5D545C

Triadic

#5A545D · #5D5A54 · #545D5A

Split complementary

#5A545D · #5C5D54 · #545D56

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