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Velvet Black

#261E1E

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.32:1AAA

Black text

1.21:1Fails

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About Velvet Black

Velvet Black (#261E1E) is a dark muted red. Its RGB value is 38, 30, 30 and its HSL value is 0°, 12%, 13%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (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

#261E1E · #1E2626

Analogous

#261E22 · #261E1E · #26221E

Triadic

#261E1E · #1E261E · #1E1E26

Split complementary

#261E1E · #1E2622 · #1E2226

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