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Black Bamboo

#5E5E53

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.56:1AA

Black text

3.02:1AA large

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About Black Bamboo

Black Bamboo (#5E5E53) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 94, 94, 83 and its HSL value is 60°, 6%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Bamboo, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#5E5E53 · #53535E

Analogous

#5E5953 · #5E5E53 · #595E53

Triadic

#5E5E53 · #535E5E · #5E535E

Split complementary

#5E5E53 · #53595E · #59535E

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