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#140B17

#140b17 ≈ Licorice

  • black
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#140b17 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, 4.31% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 52.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 90.98% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 35.29% saturation and 6.67% 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 19.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 6.54.

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Relative luminance0.0045

Complementary

  1. #140b17
  2. #0e170b

Split complementary

  1. #140b17
  2. #14170b
  3. #0b170e

Analogous

  1. #0e0b17
  2. #140b17
  3. #170b14

Triadic

  1. #140b17
  2. #17140b
  3. #0b1714

Tetradic

  1. #140b17
  2. #170b0e
  3. #0e170b
  4. #0b1714

Square

  1. #140b17
  2. #170e0b
  3. #0e170b
  4. #0b1417

Monochromatic

  1. #0c070e
  2. #0c070e
  3. #140b17
  4. #41244b
  5. #6e3d7f

Shades

#140b17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #140b17
  2. #120a15
  3. #100912
  4. #0e0810
  5. #0c070e
  6. #0a060c
  7. #080409
  8. #060307
  9. #040205
  10. #020102
  11. #000000

Tints

#140b17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #140b17
  2. #2c232e
  3. #433c45
  4. #5b545d
  5. #726d74
  6. #8a858b
  7. #a19da2
  8. #b9b6b9
  9. #d0ced1
  10. #e8e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#140b17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #140b17
  2. #1f1722
  3. #2a222c
  4. #342e37
  5. #3f3a41
  6. #4a464c
  7. #555156
  8. #605d61
  9. #6a696b
  10. #757476
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0e0e0e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #110d12 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #090e17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0b0f17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #140c0f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e0d17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f0d17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #140c13 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-140b17 {
  color: #140b17;
}
Background
.bg-140b17 {
  background-color: #140b17;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-140b17 {
  border: 2px solid #140b17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #140b17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 11 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 35% 7%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-140b17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #140b17, #170b14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-140b17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 11 23 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 6.54 #000000 Black ΔE 8.44 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 8.75 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 9.22 #343434 Jet ΔE 13.95 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 15.25 #353839 Onyx ΔE 15.52 #ebf4e8 Inverted #0e0e0e Grayscale 

Licorice
#140b17  rgb(20, 11, 23)  hsl(285, 35%, 7%)  Licorice
#0e170b  rgb(14, 23, 11)  hsl(105, 35%, 7%)  Smoky Black
#17140b  rgb(23, 20, 11)  hsl(45, 35%, 7%)  Smoky Black
#0b1714  rgb(11, 23, 20)  hsl(165, 35%, 7%)  Rich Black