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Black Bamboo

#5A5E54

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.64:1AA

Black text

2.98:1Fails

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About Black Bamboo

Black Bamboo (#5A5E54) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 90, 94, 84 and its HSL value is 84°, 6%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 (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

#5A5E54 · #58545E

Analogous

#5E5D54 · #5A5E54 · #555E54

Triadic

#5A5E54 · #545A5E · #5E545A

Split complementary

#5A5E54 · #54555E · #5D545E

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