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Velvet Black

#271E20

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.24:1AAA

Black text

1.22:1Fails

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About Velvet Black

Velvet Black (#271E20) is a dark muted red. Its RGB value is 39, 30, 32 and its HSL value is 347°, 13%, 14%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Velvet Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#271E20 · #1E2725

Analogous

#271E25 · #271E20 · #27211E

Triadic

#271E20 · #20271E · #1E2027

Split complementary

#271E20 · #1E2721 · #1E2527

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