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Velvet Black

#252021

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.06:1AAA

Black text

1.23:1Fails

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About Velvet Black

Velvet Black (#252021) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 37, 32, 33 and its HSL value is 348°, 7%, 14%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (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

#252021 · #202524

Analogous

#252024 · #252021 · #252220

Triadic

#252021 · #212520 · #202125

Split complementary

#252021 · #202522 · #202425

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