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Chromaphobic Black

#2A282A

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.63:1AAA

Black text

1.35:1Fails

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About Chromaphobic Black

Chromaphobic Black (#2A282A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 42, 40, 42 and its HSL value is 300°, 2%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Chromaphobic Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#2A282A · #282A28

Analogous

#29282A · #2A282A · #2A2829

Triadic

#2A282A · #2A2A28 · #282A2A

Split complementary

#2A282A · #292A28 · #282A29

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