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Free tool · Colour

Build a palette people can read.

Pick one base colour. Get a ten-step palette, with the contrast of each step against white and black text checked for you.

  1. 01Ten steps from one colour
  2. 02Contrast checks
  3. 03Text pairs that pass
  4. 04Copy as CSS

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01Base colour

Type a six-digit hex code or use the picker.

Contrast is measured the way the WCAG accessibility guidelines describe. A ratio of 4.5 or more passes level AA for normal text, and 7 or more passes AAA.

02Palette

Select a swatch to copy its code.

    03Text pairs

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