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Black Liquorice

#393D3A

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.04:1AAA

Black text

1.79:1Fails

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About Black Liquorice

Black Liquorice (#393D3A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 57, 61, 58 and its HSL value is 135°, 3%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#393D3A · #3D393C

Analogous

#3A3D39 · #393D3A · #393D3C

Triadic

#393D3A · #3A393D · #3D3A39

Split complementary

#393D3A · #3C393D · #3D393A

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