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#270C19

#270c19 ≈ Licorice

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#270c19 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.23% magenta, 35.9% yellow and 84.71% black. Its hue angle is 331.11°, with 52.94% saturation and 10% 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 18.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 11.28.

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Relative luminance0.0076

Complementary

  1. #270c19
  2. #0c271a

Split complementary

  1. #270c19
  2. #0c270c
  3. #0c2727

Analogous

  1. #270c27
  2. #270c19
  3. #270c0c

Triadic

  1. #270c19
  2. #19270c
  3. #0c1927

Tetradic

  1. #270c19
  2. #271a0c
  3. #0c271a
  4. #0c1927

Square

  1. #270c19
  2. #27270c
  3. #0c271a
  4. #0c0c27

Monochromatic

  1. #10050a
  2. #10050a
  3. #270c19
  4. #611e3f
  5. #9c3064

Shades

#270c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #270c19
  2. #230b17
  3. #1f0a14
  4. #1b0812
  5. #17070f
  6. #14060d
  7. #10050a
  8. #0c0408
  9. #080205
  10. #040103
  11. #000000

Tints

#270c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #270c19
  2. #3d2430
  3. #523d47
  4. #68555e
  5. #7d6d75
  6. #93868c
  7. #a99ea3
  8. #beb6ba
  9. #d4ced1
  10. #e9e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#270c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #270c19
  2. #301823
  3. #39232e
  4. #422f38
  5. #4b3a42
  6. #54464d
  7. #5c5257
  8. #655d61
  9. #6e696b
  10. #777476
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e1217 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f1219 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #171718 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a0b11 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b1019 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e1319 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #290b14 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-270c19 {
  color: #270c19;
}
Background
.bg-270c19 {
  background-color: #270c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-270c19 {
  border: 2px solid #270c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #270c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 331 53% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-270c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #270c19, #270c0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-270c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 11.28 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 15.23 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 15.37 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 15.99 #000000 Black ΔE 16.00 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 16.44 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 16.83 #d8f3e6 Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Licorice
#270c19  rgb(39, 12, 25)  hsl(331, 53%, 10%)  Licorice
#0c271a  rgb(12, 39, 26)  hsl(151, 53%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#19270c  rgb(25, 39, 12)  hsl(91, 53%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#0c1927  rgb(12, 25, 39)  hsl(211, 53%, 10%)  Rich Black