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#190817

#190817 ≈ Licorice

  • black
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#190817 is a color from the black family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 3.14% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 8% yellow and 90.2% black. Its hue angle is 307.06°, with 51.52% saturation and 6.47% 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 19.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 8.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000000
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Relative luminance0.0044

Complementary

  1. #190817
  2. #08190a

Split complementary

  1. #190817
  2. #0e1908
  3. #081912

Analogous

  1. #120819
  2. #190817
  3. #19080e

Triadic

  1. #190817
  2. #171908
  3. #081719

Tetradic

  1. #190817
  2. #190a08
  3. #08190a
  4. #081719

Square

  1. #190817
  2. #191208
  3. #08190a
  4. #080e19

Monochromatic

  1. #0f050e
  2. #0f050e
  3. #190817
  4. #531b4c
  5. #8d2d82

Shades

#190817 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #190817
  2. #170715
  3. #140612
  4. #120610
  5. #0f050e
  6. #0d040c
  7. #0a0309
  8. #080207
  9. #050205
  10. #030102
  11. #000000

Tints

#190817 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #190817
  2. #30212e
  3. #473945
  4. #5e525d
  5. #756b74
  6. #8c848b
  7. #a39ca2
  8. #bab5b9
  9. #d1ced1
  10. #e8e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#190817 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #190817
  2. #231422
  3. #2e202c
  4. #382c37
  5. #423841
  6. #4d444c
  7. #575056
  8. #615c61
  9. #6b686b
  10. #767476
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0e0e0e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #130c12 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #080d18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c0f16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a090e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #100b17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #120c17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a0912 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-190817 {
  color: #190817;
}
Background
.bg-190817 {
  background-color: #190817;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-190817 {
  border: 2px solid #190817;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #190817;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 8 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 52% 6%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-190817 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #190817, #19080e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-190817 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 8 23 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 8.03 #000000 Black ΔE 11.27 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 11.29 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 13.07 #343434 Jet ΔE 15.86 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 16.69 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 16.86 #e6f7e8 Inverted #0e0e0e Grayscale 

Licorice
#190817  rgb(25, 8, 23)  hsl(307, 52%, 6%)  Licorice
#08190a  rgb(8, 25, 10)  hsl(127, 52%, 6%)  Phthalo Green
#171908  rgb(23, 25, 8)  hsl(67, 52%, 6%)  Smoky Black
#081719  rgb(8, 23, 25)  hsl(187, 52%, 6%)  Rich Black