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Black Beauty

#25272A

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.98:1AAA

Black text

1.32:1Fails

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About Black Beauty

Black Beauty (#25272A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 37, 39, 42 and its HSL value is 216°, 6%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (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

#25272A · #2A2825

Analogous

#25292A · #25272A · #26252A

Triadic

#25272A · #2A2527 · #272A25

Split complementary

#25272A · #2A2625 · #2A2A25

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