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Black Velvet

#222231

Contrast at a glance

White text

15.66:1AAA

Black text

1.26:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#222231) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 34, 34, 49 and its HSL value is 240°, 18%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#222231 · #313122

Analogous

#222931 · #222231 · #292231

Triadic

#222231 · #312222 · #223122

Split complementary

#222231 · #312A22 · #2A3122

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