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#280E06

#280e06 ≈ Licorice

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#280e06 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 85% yellow and 84.31% black. Its hue angle is 14.12°, with 73.91% saturation and 9.02% 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 18.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 9.07.

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Relative luminance0.0078

Complementary

  1. #280e06
  2. #062028

Split complementary

  1. #280e06
  2. #06281f
  3. #060f28

Analogous

  1. #28060f
  2. #280e06
  3. #281f06

Triadic

  1. #280e06
  2. #06280e
  3. #0e0628

Tetradic

  1. #280e06
  2. #202806
  3. #062028
  4. #0e0628

Square

  1. #280e06
  2. #0f2806
  3. #062028
  4. #1f0628

Monochromatic

  1. #120603
  2. #120603
  3. #280e06
  4. #6b2510
  5. #ad3d1a

Shades

#280e06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280e06
  2. #240d05
  3. #200b05
  4. #1c0a04
  5. #180804
  6. #140703
  7. #100602
  8. #0c0402
  9. #080301
  10. #040101
  11. #000000

Tints

#280e06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280e06
  2. #3e261f
  3. #533e38
  4. #695651
  5. #7e6e6a
  6. #948783
  7. #a99f9b
  8. #bfb7b4
  9. #d4cfcd
  10. #eae7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280e06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280e06
  2. #311912
  3. #3a251e
  4. #42302b
  5. #4b3c37
  6. #544743
  7. #5d524f
  8. #665e5b
  9. #6e6968
  10. #777574
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #161616 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e1311 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #151205 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b1806 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d090c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e1106 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #211406 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b0b0a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280e06 {
  color: #280e06;
}
Background
.bg-280e06 {
  background-color: #280e06;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280e06 {
  border: 2px solid #280e06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280e06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 14 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 74% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280e06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280e06, #281f06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280e06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 14 6 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 9.07 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.56 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 12.20 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 12.87 #000000 Black ΔE 14.67 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 15.84 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 16.01 #d7f1f9 Inverted #161616 Grayscale 

Licorice
#280e06  rgb(40, 14, 6)  hsl(14, 74%, 9%)  Licorice
#062028  rgb(6, 32, 40)  hsl(194, 74%, 9%)  Rich Black
#06280e  rgb(6, 40, 14)  hsl(134, 74%, 9%)  Phthalo Green
#0e0628  rgb(14, 6, 40)  hsl(254, 74%, 9%)  Oxford Blue