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#240202

#240202 ≈ Licorice

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#240202 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 0.78% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.44% magenta, 94.44% yellow and 85.88% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 89.47% saturation and 7.45% 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 19.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 10.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0042

Complementary

  1. #240202
  2. #022424

Split complementary

  1. #240202
  2. #022413
  3. #021324

Analogous

  1. #240213
  2. #240202
  3. #241302

Triadic

  1. #240202
  2. #022402
  3. #020224

Tetradic

  1. #240202
  2. #242402
  3. #022424
  4. #020224

Square

  1. #240202
  2. #132402
  3. #022424
  4. #130224

Monochromatic

  1. #130101
  2. #130101
  3. #240202
  4. #6c0606
  5. #b50a0a

Shades

#240202 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #240202
  2. #200202
  3. #1d0202
  4. #190101
  5. #160101
  6. #120101
  7. #0e0101
  8. #0b0101
  9. #070000
  10. #040000
  11. #000000

Tints

#240202 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #240202
  2. #3a1b1b
  3. #503535
  4. #664e4e
  5. #7c6767
  6. #928181
  7. #a79a9a
  8. #bdb3b3
  9. #d3cccc
  10. #e9e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#240202 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #240202
  2. #2d0f0f
  3. #361b1b
  4. #402828
  5. #493434
  6. #524141
  7. #5b4e4e
  8. #645a5a
  9. #6e6767
  10. #777373
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0e0e0e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #190909 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0b0802 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #141001 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #290002 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #180602 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b0b02 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #270002 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-240202 {
  color: #240202;
}
Background
.bg-240202 {
  background-color: #240202;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-240202 {
  border: 2px solid #240202;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #240202;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 2 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 89% 7%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-240202 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #240202, #241302);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-240202 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 2 2 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 10.05 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 13.94 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 13.97 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 14.17 #000000 Black ΔE 15.10 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 17.08 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 18.37 #dbfdfd Inverted #0e0e0e Grayscale 

Licorice
#240202  rgb(36, 2, 2)  hsl(0, 89%, 7%)  Licorice
#022424  rgb(2, 36, 36)  hsl(180, 89%, 7%)  Phthalo Green
#022402  rgb(2, 36, 2)  hsl(120, 89%, 7%)  Phthalo Green
#020224  rgb(2, 2, 36)  hsl(240, 89%, 7%)  Oxford Blue