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Black Bamboo

#5C5B53

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.83:1AA

Black text

2.90:1Fails

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About Black Bamboo

Black Bamboo (#5C5B53) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 92, 91, 83 and its HSL value is 53°, 5%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (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

#5C5B53 · #53545C

Analogous

#5C5753 · #5C5B53 · #595C53

Triadic

#5C5B53 · #535C5B · #5B535C

Split complementary

#5C5B53 · #53595C · #57535C

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