Velvet Carols color palette
Velvet Carols is a 4-color palette drawing on reds and neutrals. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 23% (#3C0301, very dark) to 98% (#FFF8F8, very light), and its most saturated color, #8F3B35, is moderately saturated. 3 of its 3 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged winter, christmas, monochrome, gradient, red and colorblind-friendly.
- Jet #3C0301
- Auburn #8F3B35
- Sweet Salmon #EA8C87
- Cultured #FFF8F8
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet | #3C0301 | rgb(60, 3, 1) | hsl(2, 97%, 12%) | oklch(22.8% 0.088 30.1) |
| Auburn | #8F3B35 | rgb(143, 59, 53) | hsl(4, 46%, 38%) | oklch(46.5% 0.116 26.6) |
| Sweet Salmon | #EA8C87 | rgb(234, 140, 135) | hsl(3, 70%, 72%) | oklch(73.8% 0.115 23.5) |
| Cultured | #FFF8F8 | rgb(255, 248, 248) | hsl(0, 100%, 99%) | oklch(98.5% 0.007 17.3) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Velvet Carols, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FFF8F8 on #3C0301 | 16.62:1 | AAA | Lc -102.2 |
| #3C0301 on #EA8C87 | 7.13:1 | AAA | Lc 53.5 |
| #FFF8F8 on #8F3B35 | 7.04:1 | AAA | Lc -86.3 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia. It is tagged colorblind-friendly: every pair stays at least ΔE 0.14 apart.
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/3c0301-8f3b35-ea8c87-fff8f8.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.