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Star Anise

#5C5042

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.83:1AAA

Black text

2.53:1Fails

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About Star Anise

Star Anise (#5C5042) is a dark muted orange. Its RGB value is 92, 80, 66 and its HSL value is 32°, 16%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Star Anise, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#5C5042 · #424E5C

Analogous

#5C4342 · #5C5042 · #5B5C42

Triadic

#5C5042 · #425C50 · #50425C

Split complementary

#5C5042 · #425B5C · #43425C

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