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Black Velvet Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Black Velvet (#222233), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#222233
#342C21
#2E3222
#0B0C14
#61513D

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYKOKLCH
Black Velvet#22223334, 34, 51240°, 20%, 17%33, 33, 0, 8026.0% 0.032 284
Go to Hell Black#342C2152, 44, 3335°, 22%, 17%0, 15, 37, 8029.8% 0.022 76
Rangitoto#2E322246, 50, 3475°, 19%, 16%8, 0, 32, 8030.8% 0.028 119
Midnight Oil#0B0C1411, 12, 20233°, 29%, 6%45, 40, 0, 9215.7% 0.017 279
Corral#61513D97, 81, 6133°, 23%, 31%0, 16, 37, 6244.5% 0.038 73

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #0B0C14 on #61513D2.56:1—
Aa #222233 on #61513D2.05:1—
Aa #342C21 on #61513D1.80:1—
Aa #2E3222 on #61513D1.73:1—
Aa #2E3222 on #0B0C141.48:1—
Aa #342C21 on #0B0C141.42:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #222233; /* Black Velvet */
  --color-2: #342c21; /* Go to Hell Black */
  --color-3: #2e3222; /* Rangitoto */
  --color-4: #0b0c14; /* Midnight Oil */
  --color-5: #61513d; /* Corral */
}

Other schemes from Black Velvet

More very dark blue split-complementary color schemes

Questions

What colors go with Black Velvet?

In a split-complementary scheme: Go to Hell Black (#342C21), Rangitoto (#2E3222), Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), Corral (#61513D).

What is the hex code of Black Velvet?

#222233.