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Black Cherry

#2A1B1E

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.48:1AAA

Black text

1.20:1Fails

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About Black Cherry

Black Cherry (#2A1B1E) is a dark muted red. Its RGB value is 42, 27, 30 and its HSL value is 348°, 22%, 14%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Cherry, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#2A1B1E · #1B2A27

Analogous

#2A1B25 · #2A1B1E · #2A1F1B

Triadic

#2A1B1E · #1E2A1B · #1B1E2A

Split complementary

#2A1B1E · #1B2A20 · #1B252A

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