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Black Emerald

#121E1E

Contrast at a glance

White text

17.07:1AAA

Black text

1.16:1Fails

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About Black Emerald

Black Emerald (#121E1E) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 18, 30, 30 and its HSL value is 180°, 25%, 9%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (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

#121E1E · #1E1212

Analogous

#121E18 · #121E1E · #12181E

Triadic

#121E1E · #1E121E · #1E1E12

Split complementary

#121E1E · #1E1218 · #1E1812

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