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Bitter Liquorice

#282B24

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.37:1AAA

Black text

1.38:1Fails

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About Bitter Liquorice

Bitter Liquorice (#282B24) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 40, 43, 36 and its HSL value is 86°, 9%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (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

#282B24 · #27242B

Analogous

#2B2B24 · #282B24 · #252B24

Triadic

#282B24 · #24282B · #2B2428

Split complementary

#282B24 · #24242B · #2B242B

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