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Bitter Liquorice

#272B26

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.39:1AAA

Black text

1.38:1Fails

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About Bitter Liquorice

Bitter Liquorice (#272B26) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 39, 43, 38 and its HSL value is 108°, 6%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bitter Liquorice, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#272B26 · #2A262B

Analogous

#2A2B26 · #272B26 · #262B27

Triadic

#272B26 · #26272B · #2B2627

Split complementary

#272B26 · #27262B · #2B2629

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