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Black Velvet

#222430

Contrast at a glance

White text

15.41:1AAA

Black text

1.29:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#222430) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 34, 36, 48 and its HSL value is 231°, 17%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#222430 · #302E22

Analogous

#222B30 · #222430 · #272230

Triadic

#222430 · #302224 · #243022

Split complementary

#222430 · #302722 · #2B3022

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