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Black

#040000

Contrast at a glance

White text

20.89:1AAA

Black text

1.06:1Fails

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About Black

Black (#040000) is a dark vivid red. Its RGB value is 4, 0, 0 and its HSL value is 0°, 100%, 1%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 20.89:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#040000 · #000404

Analogous

#040002 · #040000 · #040200

Triadic

#040000 · #000400 · #000004

Split complementary

#040000 · #000402 · #000204

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