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#23091D

#23091d ≈ Licorice

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#23091d is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 3.53% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.29% magenta, 17.14% yellow and 86.27% black. Its hue angle is 313.85°, with 59.09% saturation and 8.63% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 12.51.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0064

Complementary

  1. #23091d
  2. #09230f

Split complementary

  1. #23091d
  2. #102309
  3. #09231c

Analogous

  1. #1c0923
  2. #23091d
  3. #230910

Triadic

  1. #23091d
  2. #1d2309
  3. #091d23

Tetradic

  1. #23091d
  2. #230f09
  3. #09230f
  4. #091d23

Square

  1. #23091d
  2. #231c09
  3. #09230f
  4. #091023

Monochromatic

  1. #10040d
  2. #10040d
  3. #23091d
  4. #60194f
  5. #9d2882

Shades

#23091d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #23091d
  2. #20081a
  3. #1c0717
  4. #190614
  5. #150511
  6. #12050f
  7. #0e040c
  8. #0b0309
  9. #070206
  10. #040103
  11. #000000

Tints

#23091d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #23091d
  2. #392234
  3. #4f3a4a
  4. #655361
  5. #7b6b77
  6. #91848e
  7. #a79da5
  8. #bdb5bb
  9. #d3ced2
  10. #e9e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#23091d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #23091d
  2. #2c1527
  3. #362131
  4. #3f2d3b
  5. #483945
  6. #52454f
  7. #5b5058
  8. #645c62
  9. #6d686c
  10. #777476
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #131313 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1a0f17 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a101e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #11141c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #250a11 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #170e1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a101d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #240a17 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-23091d {
  color: #23091d;
}
Background
.bg-23091d {
  background-color: #23091d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-23091d {
  border: 2px solid #23091d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #23091d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 9 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 59% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-23091d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #23091d, #230910);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-23091d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 9 29 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 12.51 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 15.72 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 16.26 #000000 Black ΔE 16.36 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 17.56 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 18.34 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 18.52 #dcf6e2 Inverted #131313 Grayscale 

Licorice
#23091d  rgb(35, 9, 29)  hsl(314, 59%, 9%)  Licorice
#09230f  rgb(9, 35, 15)  hsl(134, 59%, 9%)  Phthalo Green
#1d2309  rgb(29, 35, 9)  hsl(74, 59%, 9%)  Phthalo Green
#091d23  rgb(9, 29, 35)  hsl(194, 59%, 9%)  Rich Black