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#1C1909

#1c1909 ≈ Smoky Black

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#1c1909 is a color from the yellow family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 9.8% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.71% magenta, 67.86% yellow and 89.02% black. Its hue angle is 50.53°, with 51.35% saturation and 7.25% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smoky Black (#100c08), ΔE 7.25.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0096

Complementary

  1. #1c1909
  2. #090c1c

Split complementary

  1. #1c1909
  2. #09151c
  3. #0f091c

Analogous

  1. #1c0f09
  2. #1c1909
  3. #151c09

Triadic

  1. #1c1909
  2. #091c19
  3. #19091c

Tetradic

  1. #1c1909
  2. #0c1c09
  3. #090c1c
  4. #19091c

Square

  1. #1c1909
  2. #091c0f
  3. #090c1c
  4. #1c0915

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0e05
  2. #0f0e05
  3. #1c1909
  4. #564d1c
  5. #90802e

Shades

#1c1909 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c1909
  2. #191708
  3. #161407
  4. #141206
  5. #110f05
  6. #0e0d05
  7. #0b0a04
  8. #080803
  9. #060502
  10. #030301
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c1909 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c1909
  2. #333022
  3. #49473a
  4. #605e53
  5. #77756b
  6. #8e8c84
  7. #a4a39d
  8. #bbbab5
  9. #d2d1ce
  10. #e8e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c1909 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c1909
  2. #262315
  3. #302e21
  4. #3a382d
  5. #444239
  6. #4e4d45
  7. #585750
  8. #62615c
  9. #6c6b68
  10. #767674
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #191919 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1a1914 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c1808 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d190a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f1715 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c1908 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c1909 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e1811 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c1909 {
  color: #1c1909;
}
Background
.bg-1c1909 {
  background-color: #1c1909;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c1909 {
  border: 2px solid #1c1909;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c1909;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 25 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 51% 7%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c1909 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c1909, #151c09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c1909 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 25 9 / 0.35);
}

#100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 7.25 #000000 Black ΔE 9.39 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 10.09 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.63 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 11.86 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.38 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 13.05 #e3e6f6 Inverted #191919 Grayscale 

Smoky Black
#1c1909  rgb(28, 25, 9)  hsl(51, 51%, 7%)  Smoky Black
#090c1c  rgb(9, 12, 28)  hsl(231, 51%, 7%)  Rich Black
#091c19  rgb(9, 28, 25)  hsl(171, 51%, 7%)  Rich Black
#19091c  rgb(25, 9, 28)  hsl(291, 51%, 7%)  Licorice