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#280714

#280714 ≈ Licorice

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#280714 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 2.75% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.5% magenta, 50% yellow and 84.31% black. Its hue angle is 336.36°, with 70.21% saturation and 9.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 18.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 12.21.

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Relative luminance0.0065

Complementary

  1. #280714
  2. #07281b

Split complementary

  1. #280714
  2. #07280b
  3. #072528

Analogous

  1. #280725
  2. #280714
  3. #280b07

Triadic

  1. #280714
  2. #142807
  3. #071428

Tetradic

  1. #280714
  2. #281b07
  3. #07281b
  4. #071428

Square

  1. #280714
  2. #252807
  3. #07281b
  4. #0b0728

Monochromatic

  1. #110309
  2. #110309
  3. #280714
  4. #691235
  5. #aa1e55

Shades

#280714 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280714
  2. #240612
  3. #200610
  4. #1c050e
  5. #18040c
  6. #14040a
  7. #100308
  8. #0c0206
  9. #080104
  10. #040102
  11. #000000

Tints

#280714 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280714
  2. #3e202c
  3. #533943
  4. #69515b
  5. #7e6a72
  6. #94838a
  7. #a99ca1
  8. #bfb5b9
  9. #d4cdd0
  10. #eae6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280714 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280714
  2. #31131f
  3. #3a1f2a
  4. #422b34
  5. #4b373f
  6. #54444a
  7. #5d5055
  8. #665c60
  9. #6e686a
  10. #777475
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #131313 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1d0f13 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d0f14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #161513 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c040c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b0c14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e1114 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a0510 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280714 {
  color: #280714;
}
Background
.bg-280714 {
  background-color: #280714;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280714 {
  border: 2px solid #280714;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280714;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 7 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 336 70% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280714 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280714, #280b07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280714 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 7 20 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 12.21 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 14.91 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 15.18 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 16.29 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 16.65 #000000 Black ΔE 17.00 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 17.58 #d7f8eb Inverted #131313 Grayscale 

Licorice
#280714  rgb(40, 7, 20)  hsl(336, 70%, 9%)  Licorice
#07281b  rgb(7, 40, 27)  hsl(156, 70%, 9%)  Phthalo Green
#142807  rgb(20, 40, 7)  hsl(96, 70%, 9%)  Phthalo Green
#071428  rgb(7, 20, 40)  hsl(216, 70%, 9%)  Oxford Blue