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#140C19

#140c19 ≈ Licorice

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#140c19 is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 90.2% black. Its hue angle is 276.92°, with 35.14% saturation and 7.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 7.33.

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Relative luminance0.0048

Complementary

  1. #140c19
  2. #11190c

Split complementary

  1. #140c19
  2. #17190c
  3. #0c190d

Analogous

  1. #0d0c19
  2. #140c19
  3. #190c17

Triadic

  1. #140c19
  2. #19140c
  3. #0c1914

Tetradic

  1. #140c19
  2. #190c11
  3. #11190c
  4. #0c1914

Square

  1. #140c19
  2. #190d0c
  3. #11190c
  4. #0c1719

Monochromatic

  1. #0b070e
  2. #0b070e
  3. #140c19
  4. #3d254d
  5. #673e80

Shades

#140c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #140c19
  2. #120b17
  3. #100a14
  4. #0e0812
  5. #0c070f
  6. #0a060d
  7. #08050a
  8. #060408
  9. #040205
  10. #020103
  11. #000000

Tints

#140c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #140c19
  2. #2c2430
  3. #433d47
  4. #5b555e
  5. #726d75
  6. #8a868c
  7. #a19ea3
  8. #b9b6ba
  9. #d0ced1
  10. #e8e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#140c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #140c19
  2. #1f1823
  3. #2a232e
  4. #342f38
  5. #3f3a42
  6. #4a464d
  7. #555257
  8. #605d61
  9. #6a696b
  10. #757476
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0f0f0f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #110e14 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a0f19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c0f19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #140e11 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e0e19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f0e19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #140d14 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-140c19 {
  color: #140c19;
}
Background
.bg-140c19 {
  background-color: #140c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-140c19 {
  border: 2px solid #140c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #140c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 35% 7%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-140c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #140c19, #190c17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-140c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 7.33 #000000 Black ΔE 8.97 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 9.28 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 9.41 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.12 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 14.52 #353839 Onyx ΔE 15.59 #ebf3e6 Inverted #0f0f0f Grayscale 

Licorice
#140c19  rgb(20, 12, 25)  hsl(277, 35%, 7%)  Licorice
#11190c  rgb(17, 25, 12)  hsl(97, 35%, 7%)  Smoky Black
#19140c  rgb(25, 20, 12)  hsl(37, 35%, 7%)  Smoky Black
#0c1914  rgb(12, 25, 20)  hsl(157, 35%, 7%)  Black