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#280D1C

#280d1c ≈ Licorice

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#280d1c 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, 5.1% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.5% magenta, 30% yellow and 84.31% black. Its hue angle is 326.67°, with 50.94% saturation and 10.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 18.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 11.89.

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Relative luminance0.0082

Complementary

  1. #280d1c
  2. #0d2819

Split complementary

  1. #280d1c
  2. #0e280d
  3. #0d2826

Analogous

  1. #260d28
  2. #280d1c
  3. #280d0e

Triadic

  1. #280d1c
  2. #1c280d
  3. #0d1c28

Tetradic

  1. #280d1c
  2. #28190d
  3. #0d2819
  4. #0d1c28

Square

  1. #280d1c
  2. #28260d
  3. #0d2819
  4. #0d0e28

Monochromatic

  1. #0f050b
  2. #0f050b
  3. #280d1c
  4. #622044
  5. #9b336d

Shades

#280d1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280d1c
  2. #240c19
  3. #200a16
  4. #1c0914
  5. #180811
  6. #14070e
  7. #10050b
  8. #0c0408
  9. #080306
  10. #040103
  11. #000000

Tints

#280d1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280d1c
  2. #3e2533
  3. #533d49
  4. #695660
  5. #7e6e77
  6. #94868e
  7. #a99ea4
  8. #bfb6bb
  9. #d4cfd2
  10. #eae7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280d1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280d1c
  2. #311926
  3. #3a2430
  4. #42303a
  5. #4b3b44
  6. #54474e
  7. #5d5258
  8. #665e62
  9. #6e696c
  10. #777576
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #161616 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f1319 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #10131c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #17181b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b0c13 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c111c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1f141c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a0d17 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280d1c {
  color: #280d1c;
}
Background
.bg-280d1c {
  background-color: #280d1c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280d1c {
  border: 2px solid #280d1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280d1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 13 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 51% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280d1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280d1c, #280d0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280d1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 13 28 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 11.89 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 14.79 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 15.93 #000000 Black ΔE 16.46 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 16.46 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 16.54 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 17.15 #d7f2e3 Inverted #161616 Grayscale 

Licorice
#280d1c  rgb(40, 13, 28)  hsl(327, 51%, 10%)  Licorice
#0d2819  rgb(13, 40, 25)  hsl(147, 51%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#1c280d  rgb(28, 40, 13)  hsl(87, 51%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#0d1c28  rgb(13, 28, 40)  hsl(207, 51%, 10%)  Rich Black