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#190919

#190919 ≈ Licorice

  • black
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#190919 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, 3.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 90.2% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 47.06% saturation and 6.67% 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 19.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 8.65.

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Relative luminance0.0047

Complementary

  1. #190919
  2. #091909

Split complementary

  1. #190919
  2. #111909
  3. #091911

Analogous

  1. #110919
  2. #190919
  3. #190911

Triadic

  1. #190919
  2. #191909
  3. #091919

Tetradic

  1. #190919
  2. #190909
  3. #091909
  4. #091919

Square

  1. #190919
  2. #191109
  3. #091909
  4. #091119

Monochromatic

  1. #0f050f
  2. #0f050f
  3. #190919
  4. #511d51
  5. #8a328a

Shades

#190919 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #190919
  2. #170817
  3. #140714
  4. #120612
  5. #0f050f
  6. #0d050d
  7. #0a040a
  8. #080308
  9. #050205
  10. #030103
  11. #000000

Tints

#190919 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #190919
  2. #302230
  3. #473a47
  4. #5e535e
  5. #756b75
  6. #8c848c
  7. #a39da3
  8. #bab5ba
  9. #d1ced1
  10. #e8e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#190919 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #190919
  2. #231523
  3. #2e212e
  4. #382d38
  5. #423942
  6. #4d454d
  7. #575057
  8. #615c61
  9. #6b686b
  10. #767476
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0f0f0f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #130d13 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #080e1a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c1018 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a0b0f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #100c19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #120d19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a0a14 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-190919 {
  color: #190919;
}
Background
.bg-190919 {
  background-color: #190919;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-190919 {
  border: 2px solid #190919;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #190919;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 9 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 47% 7%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-190919 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #190919, #190911);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-190919 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 9 25 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 8.65 #000000 Black ΔE 11.65 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 11.79 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 13.09 #343434 Jet ΔE 16.00 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 16.07 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 17.42 #e6f6e6 Inverted #0f0f0f Grayscale 

Licorice
#190919  rgb(25, 9, 25)  hsl(300, 47%, 7%)  Licorice
#091909  rgb(9, 25, 9)  hsl(120, 47%, 7%)  Phthalo Green
#191909  rgb(25, 25, 9)  hsl(60, 47%, 7%)  Smoky Black
#091919  rgb(9, 25, 25)  hsl(180, 47%, 7%)  Rich Black