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#2A0B05

#2a0b05 ≈ Licorice

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#2a0b05 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 4.31% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.81% magenta, 88.1% yellow and 83.53% black. Its hue angle is 9.73°, with 78.72% saturation and 9.22% 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 18.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 10.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0074

Complementary

  1. #2a0b05
  2. #05242a

Split complementary

  1. #2a0b05
  2. #052a1e
  3. #05122a

Analogous

  1. #2a0512
  2. #2a0b05
  3. #2a1e05

Triadic

  1. #2a0b05
  2. #052a0b
  3. #0b052a

Tetradic

  1. #2a0b05
  2. #242a05
  3. #05242a
  4. #0b052a

Square

  1. #2a0b05
  2. #122a05
  3. #05242a
  4. #1e052a

Monochromatic

  1. #120502
  2. #120502
  3. #2a0b05
  4. #6e1d0d
  5. #b32f15

Shades

#2a0b05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a0b05
  2. #260a05
  3. #220904
  4. #1d0804
  5. #190703
  6. #150603
  7. #110402
  8. #0d0302
  9. #080201
  10. #040101
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a0b05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a0b05
  2. #3f231e
  3. #553c37
  4. #6a5450
  5. #7f6d69
  6. #958582
  7. #aa9d9b
  8. #bfb6b4
  9. #d4cecd
  10. #eae7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a0b05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a0b05
  2. #331711
  3. #3b221e
  4. #442e2a
  5. #4c3a36
  6. #554643
  7. #5e514f
  8. #665d5b
  9. #6f6967
  10. #777474
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f1110 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #131104 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b1704 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f050a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e0f05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #221305 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d0708 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a0b05 {
  color: #2a0b05;
}
Background
.bg-2a0b05 {
  background-color: #2a0b05;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a0b05 {
  border: 2px solid #2a0b05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a0b05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 11 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 79% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a0b05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a0b05, #2a1e05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a0b05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 11 5 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 10.73 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.72 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.14 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 14.59 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 14.87 #000000 Black ΔE 16.16 #722f37 Wine ΔE 17.23 #d5f4fa Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Licorice
#2a0b05  rgb(42, 11, 5)  hsl(10, 79%, 9%)  Licorice
#05242a  rgb(5, 36, 42)  hsl(190, 79%, 9%)  Gunmetal
#052a0b  rgb(5, 42, 11)  hsl(130, 79%, 9%)  Phthalo Green
#0b052a  rgb(11, 5, 42)  hsl(250, 79%, 9%)  Oxford Blue