CyanDarkMuted

Black Emerald

#162120

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.50:1AAA

Black text

1.20:1Fails

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About Black Emerald

Black Emerald (#162120) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 22, 33, 32 and its HSL value is 175°, 20%, 11%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Emerald, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#162120 · #211617

Analogous

#16211A · #162120 · #161D21

Triadic

#162120 · #201621 · #212016

Split complementary

#162120 · #21161D · #211A16

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