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#140200

#140200 ≈ Licorice

  • black
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#140200 is a color from the black family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 0.78% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 100% yellow and 92.16% black. Its hue angle is 6°, with 100% saturation and 3.92% 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 20.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.0019

Complementary

  1. #140200
  2. #001214

Split complementary

  1. #140200
  2. #00140c
  3. #000814

Analogous

  1. #140008
  2. #140200
  3. #140c00

Triadic

  1. #140200
  2. #001402
  3. #020014

Tetradic

  1. #140200
  2. #121400
  3. #001214
  4. #020014

Square

  1. #140200
  2. #081400
  3. #001214
  4. #0c0014

Monochromatic

  1. #140200
  2. #140200
  3. #140200
  4. #600a00
  5. #ad1100

Shades

#140200 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #140200
  2. #120200
  3. #100200
  4. #0e0100
  5. #0c0100
  6. #0a0100
  7. #080100
  8. #060100
  9. #040000
  10. #020000
  11. #000000

Tints

#140200 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #140200
  2. #2c1b1a
  3. #433533
  4. #5b4e4d
  5. #726766
  6. #8a8180
  7. #a19a99
  8. #b9b3b3
  9. #d0cccc
  10. #e8e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#140200 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #140200
  2. #1f0f0d
  3. #2a1b1a
  4. #342826
  5. #3f3433
  6. #4a4140
  7. #554e4d
  8. #605a5a
  9. #6a6766
  10. #757373
  11. #808080

Readable text 20.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #060606 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #0d0504 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #060400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0a0800 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #170001 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c0300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f0500 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #160101 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-140200 {
  color: #140200;
}
Background
.bg-140200 {
  background-color: #140200;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-140200 {
  border: 2px solid #140200;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #140200;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 2 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 100% 4%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-140200 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #140200, #140c00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-140200 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 2 0 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 2.97 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 5.79 #000000 Black ΔE 7.06 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 11.16 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.87 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.51 #353839 Onyx ΔE 16.61 #ebfdff Inverted #060606 Grayscale 

Licorice
#140200  rgb(20, 2, 0)  hsl(6, 100%, 4%)  Licorice
#001214  rgb(0, 18, 20)  hsl(186, 100%, 4%)  Rich Black
#001402  rgb(0, 20, 2)  hsl(126, 100%, 4%)  Black
#020014  rgb(2, 0, 20)  hsl(246, 100%, 4%)  Rich Black