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#2D232E

#2d232e ≈ Licorice

  • gray
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#2d232e is a color from the gray family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 13.73% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.17% cyan, 23.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.96% black. Its hue angle is 294.55°, with 13.58% saturation and 15.88% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 9.16.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0196

Complementary

  1. #2d232e
  2. #242e23

Split complementary

  1. #2d232e
  2. #292e23
  3. #232e27

Analogous

  1. #27232e
  2. #2d232e
  3. #2e2329

Triadic

  1. #2d232e
  2. #2e2d23
  3. #232e2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d232e
  2. #2e2324
  3. #242e23
  4. #232e2d

Square

  1. #2d232e
  2. #2e2723
  3. #242e23
  4. #23292e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b090c
  2. #0b090c
  3. #2d232e
  4. #574459
  5. #826585

Shades

#2d232e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d232e
  2. #292029
  3. #241c25
  4. #201920
  5. #1b151c
  6. #171217
  7. #120e12
  8. #0e0b0e
  9. #090709
  10. #050405
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d232e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d232e
  2. #423943
  3. #574f58
  4. #6c656d
  5. #817b82
  6. #969197
  7. #aba7ab
  8. #c0bdc0
  9. #d5d3d5
  10. #eae9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d232e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d232e
  2. #352c36
  3. #3e363e
  4. #463f47
  5. #4e484f
  6. #575257
  7. #5f5b5f
  8. #676467
  9. #6f6d70
  10. #787778
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #262626 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #29252a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #22252e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #24272e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d2427 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #27252e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #28252e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d242a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d232e {
  color: #2d232e;
}
Background
.bg-2d232e {
  background-color: #2d232e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d232e {
  border: 2px solid #2d232e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d232e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 35 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 14% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d232e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d232e, #2e2329);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d232e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 35 46 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 9.16 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.50 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.24 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 12.35 #000000 Black ΔE 13.36 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 13.60 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 13.75 #d2dcd1 Inverted #262626 Grayscale 

Licorice
#2d232e  rgb(45, 35, 46)  hsl(295, 14%, 16%)  Licorice
#242e23  rgb(36, 46, 35)  hsl(115, 14%, 16%)  Black Olive
#2e2d23  rgb(46, 45, 35)  hsl(55, 14%, 16%)  Black Olive
#232e2d  rgb(35, 46, 45)  hsl(175, 14%, 16%)  Gunmetal