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#231102

#231102 ≈ Licorice

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#231102 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 6.67% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.43% magenta, 94.29% yellow and 86.27% black. Its hue angle is 27.27°, with 89.19% saturation and 7.25% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 6.66.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0076

Complementary

  1. #231102
  2. #021423

Split complementary

  1. #231102
  2. #022321
  3. #020323

Analogous

  1. #230203
  2. #231102
  3. #232102

Triadic

  1. #231102
  2. #022311
  3. #110223

Tetradic

  1. #231102
  2. #142302
  3. #021423
  4. #110223

Square

  1. #231102
  2. #032302
  3. #021423
  4. #210223

Monochromatic

  1. #130901
  2. #130901
  3. #231102
  4. #6b3406
  5. #b4570a

Shades

#231102 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #231102
  2. #200f02
  3. #1c0e02
  4. #190c01
  5. #150a01
  6. #120901
  7. #0e0701
  8. #0b0501
  9. #070300
  10. #040200
  11. #000000

Tints

#231102 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #231102
  2. #39291b
  3. #4f4135
  4. #65584e
  5. #7b7067
  6. #918881
  7. #a7a09a
  8. #bdb8b3
  9. #d3cfcc
  10. #e9e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#231102 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #231102
  2. #2c1c0f
  3. #36271b
  4. #3f3228
  5. #483d34
  6. #524941
  7. #5b544e
  8. #645f5a
  9. #6d6a67
  10. #777573
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1c140f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #171301 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b1702 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #270d0d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c1201 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e1502 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #260f09 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-231102 {
  color: #231102;
}
Background
.bg-231102 {
  background-color: #231102;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-231102 {
  border: 2px solid #231102;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #231102;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 17 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 89% 7%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-231102 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #231102, #232102);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-231102 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 17 2 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 6.66 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.18 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 9.31 #000000 Black ΔE 11.70 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 13.66 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.63 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 14.90 #dceefd Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Licorice
#231102  rgb(35, 17, 2)  hsl(27, 89%, 7%)  Licorice
#021423  rgb(2, 20, 35)  hsl(207, 89%, 7%)  Rich Black
#022311  rgb(2, 35, 17)  hsl(147, 89%, 7%)  Phthalo Green
#110223  rgb(17, 2, 35)  hsl(267, 89%, 7%)  Oxford Blue