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Velvet Black

#281C1E

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.47:1AAA

Black text

1.20:1Fails

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About Velvet Black

Velvet Black (#281C1E) is a dark muted red. Its RGB value is 40, 28, 30 and its HSL value is 350°, 18%, 13%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (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

#281C1E · #1C2826

Analogous

#281C24 · #281C1E · #28201C

Triadic

#281C1E · #1E281C · #1C1E28

Split complementary

#281C1E · #1C2820 · #1C2428

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