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Cynical Black

#191516

Contrast at a glance

White text

18.10:1AAA

Black text

1.09:1Fails

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About Cynical Black

Cynical Black (#191516) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 25, 21, 22 and its HSL value is 345°, 9%, 9%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 18.10:1 (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

#191516 · #151918

Analogous

#191518 · #191516 · #191615

Triadic

#191516 · #161915 · #151619

Split complementary

#191516 · #151916 · #151819

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