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#2E171E

#2e171e ≈ Licorice

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#2e171e is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 9.02% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 34.78% yellow and 81.96% black. Its hue angle is 341.74°, with 33.33% saturation and 13.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 16.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 9.28.

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Relative luminance0.0129

Complementary

  1. #2e171e
  2. #172e27

Split complementary

  1. #2e171e
  2. #172e1c
  3. #172a2e

Analogous

  1. #2e172a
  2. #2e171e
  3. #2e1c17

Triadic

  1. #2e171e
  2. #1e2e17
  3. #171e2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e171e
  2. #2e2717
  3. #172e27
  4. #171e2e

Square

  1. #2e171e
  2. #2a2e17
  3. #172e27
  4. #1c172e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0709
  2. #0e0709
  3. #2e171e
  4. #61313f
  5. #944a61

Shades

#2e171e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e171e
  2. #29151b
  3. #251218
  4. #201015
  5. #1c0e12
  6. #170c0f
  7. #12090c
  8. #0e0709
  9. #090506
  10. #050203
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e171e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e171e
  2. #432e35
  3. #58454b
  4. #6d5d62
  5. #827478
  6. #978b8f
  7. #aba2a5
  8. #c0b9bc
  9. #d5d1d2
  10. #eae8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e171e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e171e
  2. #362228
  3. #3e2c32
  4. #47373b
  5. #4f4145
  6. #574c4f
  7. #5f5659
  8. #676163
  9. #706b6c
  10. #787676
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1e1e1e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #251b1e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a1b1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #201f1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #321519 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #241a1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #261c1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30161b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e171e {
  color: #2e171e;
}
Background
.bg-2e171e {
  background-color: #2e171e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e171e {
  border: 2px solid #2e171e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e171e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 23 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 33% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e171e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e171e, #2e1c17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e171e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 23 30 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 9.28 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.64 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.50 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 13.61 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.81 #000000 Black ΔE 14.93 #343434 Jet ΔE 15.07 #d1e8e1 Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Licorice
#2e171e  rgb(46, 23, 30)  hsl(342, 33%, 14%)  Licorice
#172e27  rgb(23, 46, 39)  hsl(162, 33%, 14%)  Phthalo Green
#1e2e17  rgb(30, 46, 23)  hsl(102, 33%, 14%)  Phthalo Green
#171e2e  rgb(23, 30, 46)  hsl(222, 33%, 14%)  Oxford Blue