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#261209

#261209 ≈ Licorice

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#261209 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, 7.06% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.63% magenta, 76.32% yellow and 85.1% black. Its hue angle is 18.62°, with 61.7% saturation and 9.22% 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 17.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 6.97.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0086

Complementary

  1. #261209
  2. #091d26

Split complementary

  1. #261209
  2. #092621
  3. #090f26

Analogous

  1. #26090f
  2. #261209
  3. #262109

Triadic

  1. #261209
  2. #092612
  3. #120926

Tetradic

  1. #261209
  2. #1d2609
  3. #091d26
  4. #120926

Square

  1. #261209
  2. #0f2609
  3. #091d26
  4. #210926

Monochromatic

  1. #100804
  2. #100804
  3. #261209
  4. #642f18
  5. #a24d26

Shades

#261209 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261209
  2. #221008
  3. #1e0e07
  4. #1b0d06
  5. #170b05
  6. #130905
  7. #0f0704
  8. #0b0503
  9. #080402
  10. #040201
  11. #000000

Tints

#261209 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261209
  2. #3c2a22
  3. #51413a
  4. #675953
  5. #7d716b
  6. #938984
  7. #a8a09d
  8. #beb8b5
  9. #d4d0ce
  10. #e9e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261209 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261209
  2. #2f1d15
  3. #382821
  4. #41332d
  5. #4a3e39
  6. #534945
  7. #5c5450
  8. #655f5c
  9. #6e6a68
  10. #777574
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #171717 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e1513 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #171508 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c1909 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a0e10 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e1409 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #201609 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #29100d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261209 {
  color: #261209;
}
Background
.bg-261209 {
  background-color: #261209;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261209 {
  border: 2px solid #261209;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261209;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 18 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 62% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261209 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261209, #262109);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261209 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 18 9 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 6.97 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.57 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 10.52 #000000 Black ΔE 12.69 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.30 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 14.02 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.92 #d9edf6 Inverted #171717 Grayscale 

Licorice
#261209  rgb(38, 18, 9)  hsl(19, 62%, 9%)  Licorice
#091d26  rgb(9, 29, 38)  hsl(199, 62%, 9%)  Rich Black
#092612  rgb(9, 38, 18)  hsl(139, 62%, 9%)  Phthalo Green
#120926  rgb(18, 9, 38)  hsl(259, 62%, 9%)  Oxford Blue