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Black Velvet

#252231

Contrast at a glance

White text

15.53:1AAA

Black text

1.27:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#252231) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 37, 34, 49 and its HSL value is 252°, 18%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (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

#252231 · #2E3122

Analogous

#222731 · #252231 · #2D2231

Triadic

#252231 · #312522 · #223125

Split complementary

#252231 · #312D22 · #273122

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