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Cynical Black

#181715

Contrast at a glance

White text

17.91:1AAA

Black text

1.11:1Fails

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About Cynical Black

Cynical Black (#181715) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 24, 23, 21 and its HSL value is 40°, 7%, 9%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 (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

#181715 · #151618

Analogous

#181515 · #181715 · #171815

Triadic

#181715 · #151817 · #171518

Split complementary

#181715 · #151718 · #151518

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