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Black Marlin

#383740

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.74:1AAA

Black text

1.69:1Fails

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About Black Marlin

Black Marlin (#383740) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 56, 55, 64 and its HSL value is 247°, 8%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Marlin, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#383740 · #3F4037

Analogous

#373B40 · #383740 · #3C3740

Triadic

#383740 · #403837 · #374038

Split complementary

#383740 · #403D37 · #3B4037

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