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Velvet Black

#291C1E

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.42:1AAA

Black text

1.21:1Fails

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About Velvet Black

Velvet Black (#291C1E) is a dark muted red. Its RGB value is 41, 28, 30 and its HSL value is 351°, 19%, 14%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#291C1E · #1C2927

Analogous

#291C25 · #291C1E · #29211C

Triadic

#291C1E · #1E291C · #1C1E29

Split complementary

#291C1E · #1C2920 · #1C2529

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