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Velvet Black

#271D1F

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.38:1AAA

Black text

1.21:1Fails

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About Velvet Black

Velvet Black (#271D1F) is a dark muted red. Its RGB value is 39, 29, 31 and its HSL value is 348°, 15%, 13%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (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

#271D1F · #1D2725

Analogous

#271D24 · #271D1F · #27201D

Triadic

#271D1F · #1F271D · #1D1F27

Split complementary

#271D1F · #1D2720 · #1D2427

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