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#190818

#190818 ≈ Licorice

  • black
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#190818 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 4% yellow and 90.2% black. Its hue angle is 303.53°, 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 19.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 8.51.

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Web safe#000000
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Relative luminance0.0045

Complementary

  1. #190818
  2. #081909

Split complementary

  1. #190818
  2. #0f1908
  3. #081911

Analogous

  1. #110819
  2. #190818
  3. #19080f

Triadic

  1. #190818
  2. #181908
  3. #081819

Tetradic

  1. #190818
  2. #190908
  3. #081909
  4. #081819

Square

  1. #190818
  2. #191108
  3. #081909
  4. #080f19

Monochromatic

  1. #0f050f
  2. #0f050f
  3. #190818
  4. #531b50
  5. #8d2d87

Shades

#190818 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #190818
  2. #170716
  3. #140613
  4. #120611
  5. #0f050e
  6. #0d040c
  7. #0a030a
  8. #080207
  9. #050205
  10. #030102
  11. #000000

Tints

#190818 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #190818
  2. #30212f
  3. #473946
  4. #5e525d
  5. #756b74
  6. #8c848c
  7. #a39ca3
  8. #bab5ba
  9. #d1ced1
  10. #e8e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#190818 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #190818
  2. #231422
  3. #2e202d
  4. #382c37
  5. #423842
  6. #4d444c
  7. #575056
  8. #615c61
  9. #6b686b
  10. #767476
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0e0e0e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #130c13 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #070d19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c0f17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a090e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #100b18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #120c18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a0913 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-190818 {
  color: #190818;
}
Background
.bg-190818 {
  background-color: #190818;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-190818 {
  border: 2px solid #190818;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #190818;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 8 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 52% 6%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-190818 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #190818, #19080f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-190818 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 8 24 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 8.51 #000000 Black ΔE 11.62 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 11.72 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 13.24 #343434 Jet ΔE 16.09 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 16.41 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 17.27 #e6f7e7 Inverted #0e0e0e Grayscale 

Licorice
#190818  rgb(25, 8, 24)  hsl(304, 52%, 6%)  Licorice
#081909  rgb(8, 25, 9)  hsl(124, 52%, 6%)  Phthalo Green
#181908  rgb(24, 25, 8)  hsl(64, 52%, 6%)  Smoky Black
#081819  rgb(8, 24, 25)  hsl(184, 52%, 6%)  Rich Black