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Bitter Liquorice

#272A25

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.54:1AAA

Black text

1.36:1Fails

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About Bitter Liquorice

Bitter Liquorice (#272A25) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 39, 42, 37 and its HSL value is 96°, 6%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (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

#272A25 · #28252A

Analogous

#2A2A25 · #272A25 · #252A26

Triadic

#272A25 · #25272A · #2A2527

Split complementary

#272A25 · #26252A · #2A252A

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