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Graphite Black

#272C2A

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.19:1AAA

Black text

1.40:1Fails

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About Graphite Black

Graphite Black (#272C2A) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 39, 44, 42 and its HSL value is 156°, 6%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Graphite Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#272C2A · #2C2729

Analogous

#272C28 · #272C2A · #272B2C

Triadic

#272C2A · #2A272C · #2C2A27

Split complementary

#272C2A · #2C272B · #2C2827

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