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#260C19

#260c19 ≈ Licorice

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#260c19 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.42% magenta, 34.21% yellow and 85.1% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 52% saturation and 9.8% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 18.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 11.

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Relative luminance0.0075

Complementary

  1. #260c19
  2. #0c2619

Split complementary

  1. #260c19
  2. #0c260c
  3. #0c2626

Analogous

  1. #260c26
  2. #260c19
  3. #260c0c

Triadic

  1. #260c19
  2. #19260c
  3. #0c1926

Tetradic

  1. #260c19
  2. #26190c
  3. #0c2619
  4. #0c1926

Square

  1. #260c19
  2. #26260c
  3. #0c2619
  4. #0c0c26

Monochromatic

  1. #10050a
  2. #10050a
  3. #260c19
  4. #601e3f
  5. #9a3165

Shades

#260c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #260c19
  2. #220b17
  3. #1e0a14
  4. #1b0812
  5. #17070f
  6. #13060d
  7. #0f050a
  8. #0b0408
  9. #080205
  10. #040103
  11. #000000

Tints

#260c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #260c19
  2. #3c2430
  3. #513d47
  4. #67555e
  5. #7d6d75
  6. #93868c
  7. #a89ea3
  8. #beb6ba
  9. #d4ced1
  10. #e9e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#260c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #260c19
  2. #2f1823
  3. #38232e
  4. #412f38
  5. #4a3a42
  6. #53464d
  7. #5c5257
  8. #655d61
  9. #6e696b
  10. #777476
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1d1217 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f1219 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #161718 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #290b11 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b1019 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d1319 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #280b14 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-260c19 {
  color: #260c19;
}
Background
.bg-260c19 {
  background-color: #260c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-260c19 {
  border: 2px solid #260c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #260c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 52% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-260c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #260c19, #260c0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-260c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 11.00 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 15.08 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 15.52 #000000 Black ΔE 15.68 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 16.26 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 16.42 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 16.95 #d9f3e6 Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Licorice
#260c19  rgb(38, 12, 25)  hsl(330, 52%, 10%)  Licorice
#0c2619  rgb(12, 38, 25)  hsl(150, 52%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#19260c  rgb(25, 38, 12)  hsl(90, 52%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#0c1926  rgb(12, 25, 38)  hsl(210, 52%, 10%)  Rich Black