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Black Beauty

#21242C

Contrast at a glance

White text

15.52:1AAA

Black text

1.28:1Fails

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About Black Beauty

Black Beauty (#21242C) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 33, 36, 44 and its HSL value is 224°, 14%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Beauty, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#21242C · #2C2921

Analogous

#212A2C · #21242C · #24212C

Triadic

#21242C · #2C2124 · #242C21

Split complementary

#21242C · #2C2421 · #2A2C21

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