NeutralMid-toneMuted

Charcoal Dust

#5B585A

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.03:1AAA

Black text

2.82:1Fails

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About Charcoal Dust

Charcoal Dust (#5B585A) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 91, 88, 90 and its HSL value is 320°, 2%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Charcoal Dust, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#5B585A · #585B59

Analogous

#5A585B · #5B585A · #5B5859

Triadic

#5B585A · #5A5B58 · #585A5B

Split complementary

#5B585A · #595B58 · #585B5A

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