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Velvet Black

#251F20

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.21:1AAA

Black text

1.22:1Fails

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About Velvet Black

Velvet Black (#251F20) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 37, 31, 32 and its HSL value is 350°, 9%, 13%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 (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

#251F20 · #1F2524

Analogous

#251F23 · #251F20 · #25211F

Triadic

#251F20 · #20251F · #1F2025

Split complementary

#251F20 · #1F2521 · #1F2325

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