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#181010

#181010 ≈ Licorice

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#181010 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 6.27% green and 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 90.59% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 20% saturation and 7.84% 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 18.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 0.92.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000000
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Relative luminance0.006

Complementary

  1. #181010
  2. #101818

Split complementary

  1. #181010
  2. #101814
  3. #101418

Analogous

  1. #181014
  2. #181010
  3. #181410

Triadic

  1. #181010
  2. #101810
  3. #101018

Tetradic

  1. #181010
  2. #181810
  3. #101818
  4. #101018

Square

  1. #181010
  2. #141810
  3. #101818
  4. #141018

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0808
  2. #0c0808
  3. #181010
  4. #462f2f
  5. #744d4d

Shades

#181010 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #181010
  2. #160e0e
  3. #130d0d
  4. #110b0b
  5. #0e0a0a
  6. #0c0808
  7. #0a0606
  8. #070505
  9. #050303
  10. #020202
  11. #000000

Tints

#181010 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #181010
  2. #2f2828
  3. #464040
  4. #5d5858
  5. #747070
  6. #8c8888
  7. #a39f9f
  8. #bab7b7
  9. #d1cfcf
  10. #e8e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#181010 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #181010
  2. #221b1b
  3. #2d2626
  4. #373232
  5. #423d3d
  6. #4c4848
  7. #565353
  8. #615e5e
  9. #6b6a6a
  10. #767575
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #121212 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #151111 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #111110 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #131310 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a0f10 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #141110 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #151210 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #191010 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-181010 {
  color: #181010;
}
Background
.bg-181010 {
  background-color: #181010;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-181010 {
  border: 2px solid #181010;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #181010;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 16 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 20% 8%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-181010 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #181010, #181410);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-181010 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 16 16 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 0.92 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 3.89 #000000 Black ΔE 5.67 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 8.81 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.54 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.03 #353839 Onyx ΔE 13.45 #e7efef Inverted #121212 Grayscale 

Licorice
#181010  rgb(24, 16, 16)  hsl(0, 20%, 8%)  Licorice
#101818  rgb(16, 24, 24)  hsl(180, 20%, 8%)  Rich Black
#101810  rgb(16, 24, 16)  hsl(120, 20%, 8%)  Smoky Black
#101018  rgb(16, 16, 24)  hsl(240, 20%, 8%)  Rich Black