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#170D0F

#170d0f ≈ Licorice

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#170d0f is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 5.1% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.48% magenta, 34.78% yellow and 90.98% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 27.78% saturation and 7.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.005

Complementary

  1. #170d0f
  2. #0d1715

Split complementary

  1. #170d0f
  2. #0d1710
  3. #0d1417

Analogous

  1. #170d14
  2. #170d0f
  3. #17100d

Triadic

  1. #170d0f
  2. #0f170d
  3. #0d0f17

Tetradic

  1. #170d0f
  2. #17150d
  3. #0d1715
  4. #0d0f17

Square

  1. #170d0f
  2. #14170d
  3. #0d1715
  4. #100d17

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0708
  2. #0d0708
  3. #170d0f
  4. #48292f
  5. #79444f

Shades

#170d0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #170d0f
  2. #150c0e
  3. #120a0c
  4. #10090b
  5. #0e0809
  6. #0c0708
  7. #090506
  8. #070405
  9. #050303
  10. #020102
  11. #000000

Tints

#170d0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #170d0f
  2. #2e2527
  3. #453d3f
  4. #5d5657
  5. #746e6f
  6. #8b8687
  7. #a29e9f
  8. #b9b6b7
  9. #d1cfcf
  10. #e8e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#170d0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #170d0f
  2. #22191a
  3. #2c2426
  4. #373031
  5. #413b3c
  6. #4c4748
  7. #565253
  8. #615e5e
  9. #6b6969
  10. #767575
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #101010 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #130f0f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e0f0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #11100f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #190c0e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #120e0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #130f0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #180d0e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-170d0f {
  color: #170d0f;
}
Background
.bg-170d0f {
  background-color: #170d0f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-170d0f {
  border: 2px solid #170d0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #170d0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 13 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 28% 7%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-170d0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #170d0f, #17100d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-170d0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 13 15 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 1.69 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 4.96 #000000 Black ΔE 6.20 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 9.27 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.40 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.76 #353839 Onyx ΔE 14.34 #e8f2f0 Inverted #101010 Grayscale 

Licorice
#170d0f  rgb(23, 13, 15)  hsl(348, 28%, 7%)  Licorice
#0d1715  rgb(13, 23, 21)  hsl(168, 28%, 7%)  Rich Black
#0f170d  rgb(15, 23, 13)  hsl(108, 28%, 7%)  Smoky Black
#0d0f17  rgb(13, 15, 23)  hsl(228, 28%, 7%)  Rich Black