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Bitter Liquorice

#282A24

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.51:1AAA

Black text

1.36:1Fails

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About Bitter Liquorice

Bitter Liquorice (#282A24) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 40, 42, 36 and its HSL value is 80°, 8%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (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

#282A24 · #26242A

Analogous

#2A2924 · #282A24 · #252A24

Triadic

#282A24 · #24282A · #2A2428

Split complementary

#282A24 · #24252A · #29242A

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