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#1C1925

#1c1925 ≈ Licorice

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1c1925 is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 9.8% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.32% cyan, 32.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 85.49% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 19.35% saturation and 12.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 8.35.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0108

Complementary

  1. #1c1925
  2. #222519

Split complementary

  1. #1c1925
  2. #252219
  3. #1c2519

Analogous

  1. #191c25
  2. #1c1925
  3. #221925

Triadic

  1. #1c1925
  2. #251c19
  3. #19251c

Tetradic

  1. #1c1925
  2. #251922
  3. #222519
  4. #19251c

Square

  1. #1c1925
  2. #25191c
  3. #222519
  4. #192522

Monochromatic

  1. #09080c
  2. #09080c
  3. #1c1925
  4. #3f3853
  5. #615780

Shades

#1c1925 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c1925
  2. #191721
  3. #16141e
  4. #14121a
  5. #110f16
  6. #0e0d13
  7. #0b0a0f
  8. #08080b
  9. #060507
  10. #030304
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c1925 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c1925
  2. #33303b
  3. #494751
  4. #605e66
  5. #77757c
  6. #8e8c92
  7. #a4a3a8
  8. #bbbabe
  9. #d2d1d3
  10. #e8e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c1925 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c1925
  2. #26232e
  3. #302e37
  4. #3a3840
  5. #444249
  6. #4e4d53
  7. #58575c
  8. #626165
  9. #6c6b6e
  10. #767677
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1b1b1b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1b1a1f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #161b26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #171b25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a1b1d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #191a25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #191a25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b1a21 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c1925 {
  color: #1c1925;
}
Background
.bg-1c1925 {
  background-color: #1c1925;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c1925 {
  border: 2px solid #1c1925;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c1925;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 25 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 19% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c1925 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c1925, #221925);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c1925 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 25 37 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 8.35 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 9.22 #000000 Black ΔE 10.24 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 10.26 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.67 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.49 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 12.89 #e3e6da Inverted #1b1b1b Grayscale 

Licorice
#1c1925  rgb(28, 25, 37)  hsl(255, 19%, 12%)  Licorice
#222519  rgb(34, 37, 25)  hsl(75, 19%, 12%)  Black Olive
#251c19  rgb(37, 28, 25)  hsl(15, 19%, 12%)  Licorice
#19251c  rgb(25, 37, 28)  hsl(135, 19%, 12%)  Phthalo Green