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#2D1511

#2d1511 ≈ Licorice

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#2d1511 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 8.24% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 62.22% yellow and 82.35% black. Its hue angle is 8.57°, with 45.16% saturation and 12.16% 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 17.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 8.68.

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Relative luminance0.0113

Complementary

  1. #2d1511
  2. #11292d

Split complementary

  1. #2d1511
  2. #112d23
  3. #111b2d

Analogous

  1. #2d111b
  2. #2d1511
  3. #2d2311

Triadic

  1. #2d1511
  2. #112d15
  3. #15112d

Tetradic

  1. #2d1511
  2. #292d11
  3. #11292d
  4. #15112d

Square

  1. #2d1511
  2. #1b2d11
  3. #11292d
  4. #23112d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0706
  2. #0f0706
  3. #2d1511
  4. #652f26
  5. #9c493b

Shades

#2d1511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d1511
  2. #29130f
  3. #24110e
  4. #200f0c
  5. #1b0d0a
  6. #170b09
  7. #120807
  8. #0e0605
  9. #090403
  10. #050202
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d1511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d1511
  2. #422c29
  3. #574441
  4. #6c5b58
  5. #817370
  6. #968a88
  7. #aba1a0
  8. #c0b9b8
  9. #d5d0cf
  10. #eae8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d1511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d1511
  2. #35201c
  3. #3e2a27
  4. #463532
  5. #4e403d
  6. #574b49
  7. #5f5554
  8. #67605f
  9. #6f6b6a
  10. #787575
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1c1c1c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #241918 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b1911 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #201e11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #321114 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #231711 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #261a11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #301313 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d1511 {
  color: #2d1511;
}
Background
.bg-2d1511 {
  background-color: #2d1511;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d1511 {
  border: 2px solid #2d1511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d1511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 21 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 45% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d1511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d1511, #2d2311);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d1511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 21 17 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 8.68 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.88 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.17 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 12.62 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 14.13 #000000 Black ΔE 14.66 #343434 Jet ΔE 15.43 #d2eaee Inverted #1c1c1c Grayscale 

Licorice
#2d1511  rgb(45, 21, 17)  hsl(9, 45%, 12%)  Licorice
#11292d  rgb(17, 41, 45)  hsl(189, 45%, 12%)  Gunmetal
#112d15  rgb(17, 45, 21)  hsl(129, 45%, 12%)  Phthalo Green
#15112d  rgb(21, 17, 45)  hsl(249, 45%, 12%)  Oxford Blue