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Brownish Black

#3F3835

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.49:1AAA

Black text

1.72:1Fails

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About Brownish Black

Brownish Black (#3F3835) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 63, 56, 53 and its HSL value is 18°, 9%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Brownish Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#3F3835 · #353C3F

Analogous

#3F3537 · #3F3835 · #3F3D35

Triadic

#3F3835 · #353F38 · #38353F

Split complementary

#3F3835 · #353F3D · #35373F

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