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#1C0909

#1c0909 ≈ Licorice

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#1c0909 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 3.53% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.86% magenta, 67.86% yellow and 89.02% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 51.35% saturation and 7.25% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.0046

Complementary

  1. #1c0909
  2. #091c1c

Split complementary

  1. #1c0909
  2. #091c12
  3. #09121c

Analogous

  1. #1c0912
  2. #1c0909
  3. #1c1209

Triadic

  1. #1c0909
  2. #091c09
  3. #09091c

Tetradic

  1. #1c0909
  2. #1c1c09
  3. #091c1c
  4. #09091c

Square

  1. #1c0909
  2. #121c09
  3. #091c1c
  4. #12091c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0505
  2. #0f0505
  3. #1c0909
  4. #561c1c
  5. #902e2e

Shades

#1c0909 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c0909
  2. #190808
  3. #160707
  4. #140606
  5. #110505
  6. #0e0505
  7. #0b0404
  8. #080303
  9. #060202
  10. #030101
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c0909 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c0909
  2. #332222
  3. #493a3a
  4. #605353
  5. #776b6b
  6. #8e8484
  7. #a49d9d
  8. #bbb5b5
  9. #d2cece
  10. #e8e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c0909 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c0909
  2. #261515
  3. #302121
  4. #3a2d2d
  5. #443939
  6. #4e4545
  7. #585050
  8. #625c5c
  9. #6c6868
  10. #767474
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0f0f0f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #150d0d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d0c09 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #121009 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f0709 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #140b09 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #160e09 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e0809 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c0909 {
  color: #1c0909;
}
Background
.bg-1c0909 {
  background-color: #1c0909;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c0909 {
  border: 2px solid #1c0909;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c0909;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 9 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 51% 7%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c0909 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c0909, #1c1209);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c0909 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 9 9 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 4.22 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 8.23 #000000 Black ΔE 9.63 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.02 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 13.42 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.64 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 16.31 #e3f6f6 Inverted #0f0f0f Grayscale 

Licorice
#1c0909  rgb(28, 9, 9)  hsl(0, 51%, 7%)  Licorice
#091c1c  rgb(9, 28, 28)  hsl(180, 51%, 7%)  Rich Black
#091c09  rgb(9, 28, 9)  hsl(120, 51%, 7%)  Phthalo Green
#09091c  rgb(9, 9, 28)  hsl(240, 51%, 7%)  Rich Black