GreenDarkMuted

Black Emerald

#16231B

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.27:1AAA

Black text

1.22:1Fails

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About Black Emerald

Black Emerald (#16231B) is a dark muted green. Its RGB value is 22, 35, 27 and its HSL value is 143°, 23%, 11%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Emerald, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#16231B · #23161E

Analogous

#172316 · #16231B · #162322

Triadic

#16231B · #1B1623 · #231B16

Split complementary

#16231B · #211623 · #231617

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