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Velvet Dawn

#BCB2BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.05:1Fails

Black text

9.66:1AAA

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About Velvet Dawn

Velvet Dawn (#BCB2BD) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 188, 178, 189 and its HSL value is 295°, 8%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Velvet Dawn, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#BCB2BD · #B3BDB2

Analogous

#B7B2BD · #BCB2BD · #BDB2B9

Triadic

#BCB2BD · #BDBCB2 · #B2BDBC

Split complementary

#BCB2BD · #B9BDB2 · #B2BDB7

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