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#1B0912

#1b0912 ≈ Licorice

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#1b0912 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 3.53% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 89.41% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 50% saturation and 7.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions 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 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.0047

Complementary

  1. #1b0912
  2. #091b12

Split complementary

  1. #1b0912
  2. #091b09
  3. #091b1b

Analogous

  1. #1b091b
  2. #1b0912
  3. #1b0909

Triadic

  1. #1b0912
  2. #121b09
  3. #09121b

Tetradic

  1. #1b0912
  2. #1b1209
  3. #091b12
  4. #09121b

Square

  1. #1b0912
  2. #1b1b09
  3. #091b12
  4. #09091b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f050a
  2. #0f050a
  3. #1b0912
  4. #541c38
  5. #8e2f5f

Shades

#1b0912 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b0912
  2. #180810
  3. #16070e
  4. #13060d
  5. #10050b
  6. #0e0509
  7. #0b0407
  8. #080305
  9. #050204
  10. #030102
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b0912 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b0912
  2. #32222a
  3. #493a41
  4. #5f5359
  5. #766b71
  6. #8d8489
  7. #a49da0
  8. #bbb5b8
  9. #d1ced0
  10. #e8e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b0912 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b0912
  2. #25151d
  3. #2f2128
  4. #392d33
  5. #43393e
  6. #4e4549
  7. #585054
  8. #625c5f
  9. #6c686a
  10. #767475
  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 #140d10 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0b0d12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #101012 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d080c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #130b12 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #150e12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c090f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b0912 {
  color: #1b0912;
}
Background
.bg-1b0912 {
  background-color: #1b0912;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1b0912 {
  border: 2px solid #1b0912;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b0912;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 9 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 50% 7%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b0912 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b0912, #1b0909);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b0912 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 9 18 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 5.97 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 9.76 #000000 Black ΔE 10.36 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 13.20 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 14.54 #343434 Jet ΔE 15.09 #353839 Onyx ΔE 17.28 #e4f6ed Inverted #0f0f0f Grayscale 

Licorice
#1b0912  rgb(27, 9, 18)  hsl(330, 50%, 7%)  Licorice
#091b12  rgb(9, 27, 18)  hsl(150, 50%, 7%)  Phthalo Green
#121b09  rgb(18, 27, 9)  hsl(90, 50%, 7%)  Phthalo Green
#09121b  rgb(9, 18, 27)  hsl(210, 50%, 7%)  Rich Black