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Velvet Black

#271C1E

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.52:1AAA

Black text

1.20:1Fails

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About Velvet Black

Velvet Black (#271C1E) is a dark muted red. Its RGB value is 39, 28, 30 and its HSL value is 349°, 16%, 13%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (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

#271C1E · #1C2725

Analogous

#271C23 · #271C1E · #27201C

Triadic

#271C1E · #1E271C · #1C1E27

Split complementary

#271C1E · #1C2720 · #1C2327

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