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#280E04

#280e04 ≈ Licorice

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#280e04 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 5.49% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 90% yellow and 84.31% black. Its hue angle is 16.67°, with 81.82% saturation and 8.63% 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 18.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 9.13.

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Relative luminance0.0077

Complementary

  1. #280e04
  2. #041e28

Split complementary

  1. #280e04
  2. #042820
  3. #040c28

Analogous

  1. #28040c
  2. #280e04
  3. #282004

Triadic

  1. #280e04
  2. #04280e
  3. #0e0428

Tetradic

  1. #280e04
  2. #1e2804
  3. #041e28
  4. #0e0428

Square

  1. #280e04
  2. #0c2804
  3. #041e28
  4. #200428

Monochromatic

  1. #130602
  2. #130602
  3. #280e04
  4. #6e260b
  5. #b33f12

Shades

#280e04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280e04
  2. #240d04
  3. #200b03
  4. #1c0a03
  5. #180802
  6. #140702
  7. #100602
  8. #0c0401
  9. #080301
  10. #040100
  11. #000000

Tints

#280e04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280e04
  2. #3e261d
  3. #533e36
  4. #69564f
  5. #7e6e68
  6. #948782
  7. #a99f9b
  8. #bfb7b4
  9. #d4cfcd
  10. #eae7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280e04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280e04
  2. #311910
  3. #3a251d
  4. #423029
  5. #4b3c36
  6. #544742
  7. #5d524e
  8. #665e5b
  9. #6e6967
  10. #777574
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e1310 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #151203 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c1804 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d090b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e1004 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #211404 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b0b09 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280e04 {
  color: #280e04;
}
Background
.bg-280e04 {
  background-color: #280e04;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280e04 {
  border: 2px solid #280e04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280e04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 14 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 82% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280e04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280e04, #282004);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280e04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 14 4 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 9.13 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.27 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 12.18 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 12.81 #000000 Black ΔE 14.67 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 15.81 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 15.84 #d7f1fb Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Licorice
#280e04  rgb(40, 14, 4)  hsl(17, 82%, 9%)  Licorice
#041e28  rgb(4, 30, 40)  hsl(197, 82%, 9%)  Rich Black
#04280e  rgb(4, 40, 14)  hsl(137, 82%, 9%)  Phthalo Green
#0e0428  rgb(14, 4, 40)  hsl(257, 82%, 9%)  Oxford Blue