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Liquorice Root

#2A2808

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.94:1AAA

Black text

1.33:1Fails

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About Liquorice Root

Liquorice Root (#2A2808) is a dark vivid yellow. Its RGB value is 42, 40, 8 and its HSL value is 56°, 68%, 10%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Liquorice Root, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#2A2808 · #080A2A

Analogous

#2A1708 · #2A2808 · #1B2A08

Triadic

#2A2808 · #082A28 · #28082A

Split complementary

#2A2808 · #081B2A · #17082A

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