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#170C19

#170c19 ≈ Licorice

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#170c19 is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 90.2% black. Its hue angle is 290.77°, with 35.14% saturation and 7.25% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 7.35.

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Relative luminance0.0052

Complementary

  1. #170c19
  2. #0e190c

Split complementary

  1. #170c19
  2. #14190c
  3. #0c1910

Analogous

  1. #100c19
  2. #170c19
  3. #190c14

Triadic

  1. #170c19
  2. #19170c
  3. #0c1917

Tetradic

  1. #170c19
  2. #190c0e
  3. #0e190c
  4. #0c1917

Square

  1. #170c19
  2. #19100c
  3. #0e190c
  4. #0c1419

Monochromatic

  1. #0d070e
  2. #0d070e
  3. #170c19
  4. #47254d
  5. #763e80

Shades

#170c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #170c19
  2. #150b17
  3. #120a14
  4. #100812
  5. #0e070f
  6. #0c060d
  7. #09050a
  8. #070408
  9. #050205
  10. #020103
  11. #000000

Tints

#170c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #170c19
  2. #2e2430
  3. #453d47
  4. #5d555e
  5. #746d75
  6. #8b868c
  7. #a29ea3
  8. #b9b6ba
  9. #d1ced1
  10. #e8e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#170c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #170c19
  2. #221823
  3. #2c232e
  4. #372f38
  5. #413a42
  6. #4c464d
  7. #565257
  8. #615d61
  9. #6b696b
  10. #767476
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #101010 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #130e14 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a0f19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d1019 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #170d11 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #100e19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #120f19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #170d14 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-170c19 {
  color: #170c19;
}
Background
.bg-170c19 {
  background-color: #170c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-170c19 {
  border: 2px solid #170c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #170c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 35% 7%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-170c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #170c19, #190c14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-170c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 7.35 #000000 Black ΔE 9.89 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 10.07 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 10.86 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.55 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 15.31 #353839 Onyx ΔE 16.22 #e8f3e6 Inverted #101010 Grayscale 

Licorice
#170c19  rgb(23, 12, 25)  hsl(291, 35%, 7%)  Licorice
#0e190c  rgb(14, 25, 12)  hsl(111, 35%, 7%)  Smoky Black
#19170c  rgb(25, 23, 12)  hsl(51, 35%, 7%)  Smoky Black
#0c1917  rgb(12, 25, 23)  hsl(171, 35%, 7%)  Rich Black