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#0E0000

#0e0000 ≈ Licorice

  • black
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#0e0000 is a color from the black family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 5.49% red, 0% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 94.51% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 2.75% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with sophistication, power and elegance. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 20.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 3.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000000
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Relative luminance0.0009

Complementary

  1. #0e0000
  2. #000e0e

Split complementary

  1. #0e0000
  2. #000e07
  3. #00070e

Analogous

  1. #0e0007
  2. #0e0000
  3. #0e0700

Triadic

  1. #0e0000
  2. #000e00
  3. #00000e

Tetradic

  1. #0e0000
  2. #0e0e00
  3. #000e0e
  4. #00000e

Square

  1. #0e0000
  2. #070e00
  3. #000e0e
  4. #07000e

Monochromatic

  1. #140000
  2. #140000
  3. #0e0000
  4. #5b0000
  5. #a70000

Shades

#0e0000 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0e0000
  2. #0d0000
  3. #0b0000
  4. #0a0000
  5. #080000
  6. #070000
  7. #060000
  8. #040000
  9. #030000
  10. #010000
  11. #000000

Tints

#0e0000 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0e0000
  2. #261a1a
  3. #3e3333
  4. #564d4d
  5. #6e6666
  6. #878080
  7. #9f9999
  8. #b7b3b3
  9. #cfcccc
  10. #e7e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0e0000 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0e0000
  2. #190d0d
  3. #251a1a
  4. #302626
  5. #3c3333
  6. #474040
  7. #524d4d
  8. #5e5a5a
  9. #696666
  10. #757373
  11. #808080

Readable text 20.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #030303 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #080202 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #020200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #050400 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #110000 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #070100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #090200 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #100000 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0e0000 {
  color: #0e0000;
}
Background
.bg-0e0000 {
  background-color: #0e0000;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0e0000 {
  border: 2px solid #0e0000;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0e0000;
  --color-primary-rgb: 14 0 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 100% 3%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0e0000 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0e0000, #0e0700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0e0000 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(14 0 0 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 3.06 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 4.43 #000000 Black ΔE 5.18 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 9.17 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 14.01 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.20 #353839 Onyx ΔE 16.04 #f1ffff Inverted #030303 Grayscale 

Licorice
#0e0000  rgb(14, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 100%, 3%)  Licorice
#000e0e  rgb(0, 14, 14)  hsl(180, 100%, 3%)  Rich Black
#000e00  rgb(0, 14, 0)  hsl(120, 100%, 3%)  Black
#00000e  rgb(0, 0, 14)  hsl(240, 100%, 3%)  Rich Black