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Black Bamboo

#5A5C53

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.80:1AA

Black text

2.91:1Fails

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About Black Bamboo

Black Bamboo (#5A5C53) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 90, 92, 83 and its HSL value is 73°, 5%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.80:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Bamboo, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#5A5C53 · #55535C

Analogous

#5C5A53 · #5A5C53 · #565C53

Triadic

#5A5C53 · #535A5C · #5C535A

Split complementary

#5A5C53 · #53565C · #5A535C

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