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#261004

#261004 ≈ Licorice

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#261004 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 6.27% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.89% magenta, 89.47% yellow and 85.1% black. Its hue angle is 21.18°, with 80.95% saturation and 8.24% 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 18.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 7.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0079

Complementary

  1. #261004
  2. #041a26

Split complementary

  1. #261004
  2. #042621
  3. #040926

Analogous

  1. #260409
  2. #261004
  3. #262104

Triadic

  1. #261004
  2. #042610
  3. #100426

Tetradic

  1. #261004
  2. #1a2604
  3. #041a26
  4. #100426

Square

  1. #261004
  2. #092604
  3. #041a26
  4. #210426

Monochromatic

  1. #120802
  2. #120802
  3. #261004
  4. #6b2d0b
  5. #b04a13

Shades

#261004 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261004
  2. #220e04
  3. #1e0d03
  4. #1b0b03
  5. #170a02
  6. #130802
  7. #0f0602
  8. #0b0501
  9. #080301
  10. #040200
  11. #000000

Tints

#261004 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261004
  2. #3c281d
  3. #514036
  4. #67584f
  5. #7d7068
  6. #938882
  7. #a89f9b
  8. #beb7b4
  9. #d4cfcd
  10. #e9e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261004 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261004
  2. #2f1b10
  3. #38261d
  4. #413229
  5. #4a3d36
  6. #534842
  7. #5c534e
  8. #655e5b
  9. #6e6a67
  10. #777574
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #161616 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1d1410 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #161303 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c1804 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b0b0d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e1203 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #201504 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #290d0a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261004 {
  color: #261004;
}
Background
.bg-261004 {
  background-color: #261004;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261004 {
  border: 2px solid #261004;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261004;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 16 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 81% 8%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261004 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261004, #262104);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261004 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 16 4 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 7.78 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.98 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 11.19 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.12 #000000 Black ΔE 13.30 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 14.62 #343434 Jet ΔE 15.80 #d9effb Inverted #161616 Grayscale 

Licorice
#261004  rgb(38, 16, 4)  hsl(21, 81%, 8%)  Licorice
#041a26  rgb(4, 26, 38)  hsl(201, 81%, 8%)  Rich Black
#042610  rgb(4, 38, 16)  hsl(141, 81%, 8%)  Phthalo Green
#100426  rgb(16, 4, 38)  hsl(261, 81%, 8%)  Oxford Blue