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Bitter Liquorice

#272A27

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.52:1AAA

Black text

1.36:1Fails

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About Bitter Liquorice

Bitter Liquorice (#272A27) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 39, 42, 39 and its HSL value is 120°, 4%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#272A27 · #2A272A

Analogous

#292A27 · #272A27 · #272A29

Triadic

#272A27 · #27272A · #2A2727

Split complementary

#272A27 · #29272A · #2A2729

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