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Velvet Black

#251D1E

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.49:1AAA

Black text

1.20:1Fails

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About Velvet Black

Velvet Black (#251D1E) is a dark muted red. Its RGB value is 37, 29, 30 and its HSL value is 353°, 12%, 13%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Velvet Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#251D1E · #1D2524

Analogous

#251D22 · #251D1E · #25201D

Triadic

#251D1E · #1E251D · #1D1E25

Split complementary

#251D1E · #1D2520 · #1D2225

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