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#31171B

#31171b ≈ Licorice

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#31171b is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 9.02% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.06% magenta, 44.9% yellow and 80.78% black. Its hue angle is 350.77°, with 36.11% saturation and 14.12% 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 16.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 9.81.

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Relative luminance0.0134

Complementary

  1. #31171b
  2. #17312d

Split complementary

  1. #31171b
  2. #173120
  3. #172831

Analogous

  1. #311728
  2. #31171b
  3. #312017

Triadic

  1. #31171b
  2. #1b3117
  3. #171b31

Tetradic

  1. #31171b
  2. #312d17
  3. #17312d
  4. #171b31

Square

  1. #31171b
  2. #283117
  3. #17312d
  4. #201731

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0708
  2. #0e0708
  3. #31171b
  4. #652f38
  5. #994854

Shades

#31171b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #31171b
  2. #2c1518
  3. #271216
  4. #221013
  5. #1d0e10
  6. #190c0e
  7. #14090b
  8. #0f0708
  9. #0a0505
  10. #050203
  11. #000000

Tints

#31171b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #31171b
  2. #462e32
  3. #5a4549
  4. #6f5d5f
  5. #837476
  6. #988b8d
  7. #ada2a4
  8. #c1b9bb
  9. #d6d1d1
  10. #eae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#31171b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #31171b
  2. #392225
  3. #412c2f
  4. #493739
  5. #514143
  6. #594c4e
  7. #605658
  8. #686162
  9. #706b6c
  10. #787676
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #271c1d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c1c1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #22211a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #351418 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #261a1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #291d1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #34151a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-31171b {
  color: #31171b;
}
Background
.bg-31171b {
  background-color: #31171b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-31171b {
  border: 2px solid #31171b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #31171b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 23 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 36% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-31171b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #31171b, #312017);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-31171b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 23 27 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 9.81 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.52 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.63 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 14.13 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 15.02 #722f37 Wine ΔE 15.50 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 15.55 #cee8e4 Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Licorice
#31171b  rgb(49, 23, 27)  hsl(351, 36%, 14%)  Licorice
#17312d  rgb(23, 49, 45)  hsl(171, 36%, 14%)  Phthalo Green
#1b3117  rgb(27, 49, 23)  hsl(111, 36%, 14%)  Phthalo Green
#171b31  rgb(23, 27, 49)  hsl(231, 36%, 14%)  Oxford Blue