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Velvet Black

#271F21

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.10:1AAA

Black text

1.23:1Fails

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About Velvet Black

Velvet Black (#271F21) is a dark muted red. Its RGB value is 39, 31, 33 and its HSL value is 345°, 11%, 14%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (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

#271F21 · #1F2725

Analogous

#271F25 · #271F21 · #27211F

Triadic

#271F21 · #21271F · #1F2127

Split complementary

#271F21 · #1F2721 · #1F2527

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