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Black Powder

#37342E

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.40:1AAA

Black text

1.60:1Fails

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About Black Powder

Black Powder (#37342E) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 55, 52, 46 and its HSL value is 40°, 9%, 20%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Powder, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#37342E · #2E3137

Analogous

#37302E · #37342E · #36372E

Triadic

#37342E · #2E3734 · #342E37

Split complementary

#37342E · #2E3637 · #2F2E37

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