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#1C0C19

#1c0c19 ≈ Licorice

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#1c0c19 is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.14% magenta, 10.71% yellow and 89.02% black. Its hue angle is 311.25°, with 40% saturation and 7.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 8.09.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0058

Complementary

  1. #1c0c19
  2. #0c1c0f

Split complementary

  1. #1c0c19
  2. #111c0c
  3. #0c1c17

Analogous

  1. #170c1c
  2. #1c0c19
  3. #1c0c11

Triadic

  1. #1c0c19
  2. #191c0c
  3. #0c191c

Tetradic

  1. #1c0c19
  2. #1c0f0c
  3. #0c1c0f
  4. #0c191c

Square

  1. #1c0c19
  2. #1c170c
  3. #0c1c0f
  4. #0c111c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e060d
  2. #0e060d
  3. #1c0c19
  4. #522349
  5. #873a79

Shades

#1c0c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c0c19
  2. #190b17
  3. #160a14
  4. #140812
  5. #11070f
  6. #0e060d
  7. #0b050a
  8. #080408
  9. #060205
  10. #030103
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c0c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c0c19
  2. #332430
  3. #493d47
  4. #60555e
  5. #776d75
  6. #8e868c
  7. #a49ea3
  8. #bbb6ba
  9. #d2ced1
  10. #e8e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c0c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c0c19
  2. #261823
  3. #30232e
  4. #3a2f38
  5. #443a42
  6. #4e464d
  7. #585257
  8. #625d61
  9. #6c696b
  10. #767476
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #111111 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #160f15 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c1019 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #101219 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d0d11 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #140e19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #161019 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d0c14 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c0c19 {
  color: #1c0c19;
}
Background
.bg-1c0c19 {
  background-color: #1c0c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c0c19 {
  border: 2px solid #1c0c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c0c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 40% 8%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c0c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c0c19, #1c0c11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c0c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 8.09 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 11.59 #000000 Black ΔE 11.77 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 13.66 #343434 Jet ΔE 15.59 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 16.36 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 16.85 #e3f3e6 Inverted #111111 Grayscale 

Licorice
#1c0c19  rgb(28, 12, 25)  hsl(311, 40%, 8%)  Licorice
#0c1c0f  rgb(12, 28, 15)  hsl(131, 40%, 8%)  Phthalo Green
#191c0c  rgb(25, 28, 12)  hsl(71, 40%, 8%)  Smoky Black
#0c191c  rgb(12, 25, 28)  hsl(191, 40%, 8%)  Rich Black