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Black Bamboo

#5B5D54

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.69:1AA

Black text

2.96:1Fails

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About Black Bamboo

Black Bamboo (#5B5D54) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 91, 93, 84 and its HSL value is 73°, 5%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 (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

#5B5D54 · #56545D

Analogous

#5D5A54 · #5B5D54 · #575D54

Triadic

#5B5D54 · #545B5D · #5D545B

Split complementary

#5B5D54 · #54575D · #5A545D

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