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Livid Brown

#2E282A

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.45:1AAA

Black text

1.37:1Fails

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About Livid Brown

Livid Brown (#2E282A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 46, 40, 42 and its HSL value is 340°, 7%, 17%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Livid Brown, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#2E282A · #282E2C

Analogous

#2E282D · #2E282A · #2E2928

Triadic

#2E282A · #2A2E28 · #282A2E

Split complementary

#2E282A · #282E29 · #282D2E

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