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Black Emerald

#121D1E

Contrast at a glance

White text

17.21:1AAA

Black text

1.15:1Fails

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About Black Emerald

Black Emerald (#121D1E) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 18, 29, 30 and its HSL value is 185°, 25%, 9%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Emerald, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#121D1E · #1E1312

Analogous

#121E19 · #121D1E · #12171E

Triadic

#121D1E · #1E121D · #1D1E12

Split complementary

#121D1E · #1E1217 · #1E1912

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