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Black Bamboo

#5B5C53

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.77:1AA

Black text

2.92:1Fails

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About Black Bamboo

Black Bamboo (#5B5C53) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 91, 92, 83 and its HSL value is 67°, 5%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (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

#5B5C53 · #54535C

Analogous

#5C5953 · #5B5C53 · #575C53

Triadic

#5B5C53 · #535B5C · #5C535B

Split complementary

#5B5C53 · #53575C · #58535C

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