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#140404

#140404 ≈ Licorice

  • black
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#140404 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, 1.57% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 80% yellow and 92.16% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 66.67% saturation and 4.71% 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 20.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.0024

Complementary

  1. #140404
  2. #041414

Split complementary

  1. #140404
  2. #04140c
  3. #040c14

Analogous

  1. #14040c
  2. #140404
  3. #140c04

Triadic

  1. #140404
  2. #041404
  3. #040414

Tetradic

  1. #140404
  2. #141404
  3. #041414
  4. #040414

Square

  1. #140404
  2. #0c1404
  3. #041414
  4. #0c0414

Monochromatic

  1. #110303
  2. #110303
  3. #140404
  4. #541111
  5. #941e1e

Shades

#140404 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #140404
  2. #120404
  3. #100303
  4. #0e0303
  5. #0c0202
  6. #0a0202
  7. #080202
  8. #060101
  9. #040101
  10. #020000
  11. #000000

Tints

#140404 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #140404
  2. #2c1d1d
  3. #433636
  4. #5b4f4f
  5. #726868
  6. #8a8282
  7. #a19b9b
  8. #b9b4b4
  9. #d0cdcd
  10. #e8e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#140404 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #140404
  2. #1f1010
  3. #2a1d1d
  4. #342929
  5. #3f3636
  6. #4a4242
  7. #554e4e
  8. #605b5b
  9. #6a6767
  10. #757474
  11. #808080

Readable text 20.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #080808 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #0e0606 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #070604 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0b0904 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #170304 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d0504 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f0704 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #160304 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-140404 {
  color: #140404;
}
Background
.bg-140404 {
  background-color: #140404;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-140404 {
  border: 2px solid #140404;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #140404;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 4 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 67% 5%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-140404 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #140404, #140c04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-140404 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 4 4 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 2.58 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 5.53 #000000 Black ΔE 6.67 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 10.51 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 13.08 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.06 #353839 Onyx ΔE 16.10 #ebfbfb Inverted #080808 Grayscale 

Licorice
#140404  rgb(20, 4, 4)  hsl(0, 67%, 5%)  Licorice
#041414  rgb(4, 20, 20)  hsl(180, 67%, 5%)  Rich Black
#041404  rgb(4, 20, 4)  hsl(120, 67%, 5%)  Black
#040414  rgb(4, 4, 20)  hsl(240, 67%, 5%)  Rich Black