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Black Bamboo

#5B5F51

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.56:1AA

Black text

3.02:1AA large

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About Black Bamboo

Black Bamboo (#5B5F51) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 91, 95, 81 and its HSL value is 77°, 8%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#5B5F51 · #55515F

Analogous

#5F5C51 · #5B5F51 · #545F51

Triadic

#5B5F51 · #515B5F · #5F515B

Split complementary

#5B5F51 · #51545F · #5C515F

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