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Black Liquorice

#383D3A

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.07:1AAA

Black text

1.79:1Fails

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About Black Liquorice

Black Liquorice (#383D3A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 56, 61, 58 and its HSL value is 144°, 4%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Liquorice, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#383D3A · #3D383B

Analogous

#393D38 · #383D3A · #383D3D

Triadic

#383D3A · #3A383D · #3D3A38

Split complementary

#383D3A · #3D383D · #3D3839

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