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#250C19

#250c19 ≈ Licorice

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#250c19 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.57% magenta, 32.43% yellow and 85.49% black. Its hue angle is 328.8°, with 51.02% saturation and 9.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 18.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 10.72.

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Relative luminance0.0073

Complementary

  1. #250c19
  2. #0c2518

Split complementary

  1. #250c19
  2. #0d250c
  3. #0c2525

Analogous

  1. #250c25
  2. #250c19
  3. #250c0d

Triadic

  1. #250c19
  2. #19250c
  3. #0c1925

Tetradic

  1. #250c19
  2. #25180c
  3. #0c2518
  4. #0c1925

Square

  1. #250c19
  2. #25250c
  3. #0c2518
  4. #0c0d25

Monochromatic

  1. #0f050a
  2. #0f050a
  3. #250c19
  4. #5f1f40
  5. #993167

Shades

#250c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #250c19
  2. #210b17
  3. #1e0a14
  4. #1a0812
  5. #16070f
  6. #13060d
  7. #0f050a
  8. #0b0408
  9. #070205
  10. #040103
  11. #000000

Tints

#250c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #250c19
  2. #3b2430
  3. #513d47
  4. #66555e
  5. #7c6d75
  6. #92868c
  7. #a89ea3
  8. #beb6ba
  9. #d3ced1
  10. #e9e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#250c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #250c19
  2. #2e1823
  3. #37232e
  4. #402f38
  5. #493a42
  6. #53464d
  7. #5c5257
  8. #655d61
  9. #6e696b
  10. #777476
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1c1216 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f1219 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #151618 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #280b11 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a1019 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d1319 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #270c14 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-250c19 {
  color: #250c19;
}
Background
.bg-250c19 {
  background-color: #250c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-250c19 {
  border: 2px solid #250c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #250c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 51% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-250c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #250c19, #250c0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-250c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 10.72 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 14.77 #000000 Black ΔE 15.34 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 15.83 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 16.40 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 16.53 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 17.07 #daf3e6 Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Licorice
#250c19  rgb(37, 12, 25)  hsl(329, 51%, 10%)  Licorice
#0c2518  rgb(12, 37, 24)  hsl(149, 51%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#19250c  rgb(25, 37, 12)  hsl(89, 51%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#0c1925  rgb(12, 25, 37)  hsl(209, 51%, 10%)  Rich Black