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#290C12

#290c12 ≈ Licorice

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#290c12 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 4.71% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.73% magenta, 56.1% yellow and 83.92% black. Its hue angle is 347.59°, with 54.72% saturation and 10.39% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 18.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 10.63.

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Relative luminance0.0078

Complementary

  1. #290c12
  2. #0c2923

Split complementary

  1. #290c12
  2. #0c2914
  3. #0c2029

Analogous

  1. #290c20
  2. #290c12
  3. #29140c

Triadic

  1. #290c12
  2. #12290c
  3. #0c1229

Tetradic

  1. #290c12
  2. #29230c
  3. #0c2923
  4. #0c1229

Square

  1. #290c12
  2. #20290c
  3. #0c2923
  4. #140c29

Monochromatic

  1. #100507
  2. #100507
  3. #290c12
  4. #641d2c
  5. #9f2f46

Shades

#290c12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #290c12
  2. #250b10
  3. #210a0e
  4. #1d080d
  5. #19070b
  6. #150609
  7. #100507
  8. #0c0405
  9. #080204
  10. #040102
  11. #000000

Tints

#290c12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #290c12
  2. #3e242a
  3. #543d41
  4. #695559
  5. #7f6d71
  6. #948689
  7. #a99ea0
  8. #bfb6b8
  9. #d4ced0
  10. #eae7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#290c12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #290c12
  2. #32181d
  3. #3a2328
  4. #432f33
  5. #4c3a3e
  6. #554649
  7. #5d5254
  8. #665d5f
  9. #6f696a
  10. #777475
  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 #1f1214 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #121212 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #191811 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d080e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d1012 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #211412 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c0a10 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-290c12 {
  color: #290c12;
}
Background
.bg-290c12 {
  background-color: #290c12;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-290c12 {
  border: 2px solid #290c12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #290c12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 12 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 55% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-290c12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #290c12, #29140c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-290c12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 12 18 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 10.63 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.46 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 14.16 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 14.82 #000000 Black ΔE 15.94 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 16.02 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 16.92 #d6f3ed Inverted #161616 Grayscale 

Licorice
#290c12  rgb(41, 12, 18)  hsl(348, 55%, 10%)  Licorice
#0c2923  rgb(12, 41, 35)  hsl(168, 55%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#12290c  rgb(18, 41, 12)  hsl(108, 55%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#0c1229  rgb(12, 18, 41)  hsl(228, 55%, 10%)  Oxford Blue