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Black Bamboo

#5C5D53

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.68:1AA

Black text

2.97:1Fails

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About Black Bamboo

Black Bamboo (#5C5D53) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 92, 93, 83 and its HSL value is 66°, 6%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (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

#5C5D53 · #54535D

Analogous

#5D5953 · #5C5D53 · #575D53

Triadic

#5C5D53 · #535C5D · #5D535C

Split complementary

#5C5D53 · #53575D · #59535D

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