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Bitter Liquorice

#242A23

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.68:1AAA

Black text

1.35:1Fails

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About Bitter Liquorice

Bitter Liquorice (#242A23) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 36, 42, 35 and its HSL value is 111°, 9%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bitter Liquorice, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#242A23 · #29232A

Analogous

#282A23 · #242A23 · #232A26

Triadic

#242A23 · #23242A · #2A2324

Split complementary

#242A23 · #26232A · #2A2328

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