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Black Onyx

#2A272A

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.77:1AAA

Black text

1.34:1Fails

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About Black Onyx

Black Onyx (#2A272A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 42, 39, 42 and its HSL value is 300°, 4%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (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

#2A272A · #272A27

Analogous

#29272A · #2A272A · #2A2729

Triadic

#2A272A · #2A2A27 · #272A2A

Split complementary

#2A272A · #292A27 · #272A29

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