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Black Onyx

#2A232C

Contrast at a glance

White text

15.27:1AAA

Black text

1.30:1Fails

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About Black Onyx

Black Onyx (#2A232C) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 42, 35, 44 and its HSL value is 287°, 11%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Onyx, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#2A232C · #252C23

Analogous

#26232C · #2A232C · #2C2329

Triadic

#2A232C · #2C2A23 · #232C2A

Split complementary

#2A232C · #292C23 · #232C26

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