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Cynical Black

#161915

Contrast at a glance

White text

17.74:1AAA

Black text

1.12:1Fails

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About Cynical Black

Cynical Black (#161915) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 22, 25, 21 and its HSL value is 105°, 9%, 9%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cynical Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#161915 · #181519

Analogous

#181915 · #161915 · #151916

Triadic

#161915 · #151619 · #191516

Split complementary

#161915 · #161519 · #191518

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