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#210A0A

#210a0a ≈ Licorice

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#210a0a is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 3.92% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.7% magenta, 69.7% yellow and 87.06% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 53.49% saturation and 8.43% 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 18.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 6.72.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0056

Complementary

  1. #210a0a
  2. #0a2121

Split complementary

  1. #210a0a
  2. #0a2115
  3. #0a1521

Analogous

  1. #210a15
  2. #210a0a
  3. #21150a

Triadic

  1. #210a0a
  2. #0a210a
  3. #0a0a21

Tetradic

  1. #210a0a
  2. #21210a
  3. #0a2121
  4. #0a0a21

Square

  1. #210a0a
  2. #15210a
  3. #0a2121
  4. #150a21

Monochromatic

  1. #100505
  2. #100505
  3. #210a0a
  4. #5c1c1c
  5. #962e2e

Shades

#210a0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #210a0a
  2. #1e0909
  3. #1a0808
  4. #170707
  5. #140606
  6. #110505
  7. #0d0404
  8. #0a0303
  9. #070202
  10. #030101
  11. #000000

Tints

#210a0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #210a0a
  2. #372323
  3. #4d3b3b
  4. #645454
  5. #7a6c6c
  6. #908585
  7. #a69d9d
  8. #bcb6b6
  9. #d3cece
  10. #e9e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#210a0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #210a0a
  2. #2b1616
  3. #342222
  4. #3e2d2d
  5. #473939
  6. #514545
  7. #5a5151
  8. #645d5d
  9. #6d6868
  10. #777474
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #111111 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #190f0f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f0e0a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #15130a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #25070a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #180d0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a100a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #23080a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-210a0a {
  color: #210a0a;
}
Background
.bg-210a0a {
  background-color: #210a0a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-210a0a {
  border: 2px solid #210a0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #210a0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 10 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 53% 8%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-210a0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #210a0a, #21150a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-210a0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 10 10 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 6.72 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 10.81 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.09 #000000 Black ΔE 12.20 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 15.06 #343434 Jet ΔE 16.00 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 16.13 #def5f5 Inverted #111111 Grayscale 

Licorice
#210a0a  rgb(33, 10, 10)  hsl(0, 53%, 8%)  Licorice
#0a2121  rgb(10, 33, 33)  hsl(180, 53%, 8%)  Gunmetal
#0a210a  rgb(10, 33, 10)  hsl(120, 53%, 8%)  Phthalo Green
#0a0a21  rgb(10, 10, 33)  hsl(240, 53%, 8%)  Oxford Blue