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#21100A

#21100a ≈ Licorice

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#21100a is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 6.27% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.52% magenta, 69.7% yellow and 87.06% black. Its hue angle is 15.65°, with 53.49% saturation and 8.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0072

Complementary

  1. #21100a
  2. #0a1b21

Split complementary

  1. #21100a
  2. #0a211b
  3. #0a0f21

Analogous

  1. #210a0f
  2. #21100a
  3. #211b0a

Triadic

  1. #21100a
  2. #0a2110
  3. #100a21

Tetradic

  1. #21100a
  2. #1b210a
  3. #0a1b21
  4. #100a21

Square

  1. #21100a
  2. #0f210a
  3. #0a1b21
  4. #1b0a21

Monochromatic

  1. #100805
  2. #100805
  3. #21100a
  4. #5c2c1c
  5. #96492e

Shades

#21100a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21100a
  2. #1e0e09
  3. #1a0d08
  4. #170b07
  5. #140a06
  6. #110805
  7. #0d0604
  8. #0a0503
  9. #070302
  10. #030201
  11. #000000

Tints

#21100a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21100a
  2. #372823
  3. #4d403b
  4. #645854
  5. #7a706c
  6. #908885
  7. #a69f9d
  8. #bcb7b6
  9. #d3cfce
  10. #e9e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21100a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21100a
  2. #2b1b16
  3. #342622
  4. #3e322d
  5. #473d39
  6. #514845
  7. #5a5351
  8. #645e5d
  9. #6d6a68
  10. #777574
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #141414 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1a1311 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #14120a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #18160a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #250d0e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a110a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c140a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #230e0d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21100a {
  color: #21100a;
}
Background
.bg-21100a {
  background-color: #21100a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-21100a {
  border: 2px solid #21100a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21100a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 16 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 53% 8%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21100a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21100a, #211b0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21100a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 16 10 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 4.81 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 8.59 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.53 #000000 Black ΔE 10.65 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.05 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 14.39 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.60 #deeff5 Inverted #141414 Grayscale 

Licorice
#21100a  rgb(33, 16, 10)  hsl(16, 53%, 8%)  Licorice
#0a1b21  rgb(10, 27, 33)  hsl(196, 53%, 8%)  Rich Black
#0a2110  rgb(10, 33, 16)  hsl(136, 53%, 8%)  Phthalo Green
#100a21  rgb(16, 10, 33)  hsl(256, 53%, 8%)  Oxford Blue