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Graphite Black

#272A2A

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.47:1AAA

Black text

1.37:1Fails

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About Graphite Black

Graphite Black (#272A2A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 39, 42, 42 and its HSL value is 180°, 4%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Graphite Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#272A2A · #2A2727

Analogous

#272A29 · #272A2A · #27292A

Triadic

#272A2A · #2A272A · #2A2A27

Split complementary

#272A2A · #2A2729 · #2A2927

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