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Bitter Liquorice

#252A26

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.61:1AAA

Black text

1.36:1Fails

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About Bitter Liquorice

Bitter Liquorice (#252A26) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 37, 42, 38 and its HSL value is 132°, 6%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (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

#252A26 · #2A2529

Analogous

#272A25 · #252A26 · #252A29

Triadic

#252A26 · #26252A · #2A2625

Split complementary

#252A26 · #29252A · #2A2527

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