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Velvet Black

#242020

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.12:1AAA

Black text

1.23:1Fails

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About Velvet Black

Velvet Black (#242020) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 36, 32, 32 and its HSL value is 0°, 6%, 13%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 (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

#242020 · #202424

Analogous

#242022 · #242020 · #242220

Triadic

#242020 · #202420 · #202024

Split complementary

#242020 · #202422 · #202224

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