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Brownish Black

#3E3935

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.40:1AAA

Black text

1.74:1Fails

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About Brownish Black

Brownish Black (#3E3935) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 62, 57, 53 and its HSL value is 27°, 8%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Brownish Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#3E3935 · #353A3E

Analogous

#3E3536 · #3E3935 · #3E3E35

Triadic

#3E3935 · #353E39 · #39353E

Split complementary

#3E3935 · #353E3E · #35353E

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