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#280C19

#280c19 ≈ Licorice

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#280c19 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 37.5% yellow and 84.31% black. Its hue angle is 332.14°, with 53.85% saturation and 10.2% 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 18.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 11.54.

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Relative luminance0.0078

Complementary

  1. #280c19
  2. #0c281b

Split complementary

  1. #280c19
  2. #0c280d
  3. #0c2728

Analogous

  1. #280c27
  2. #280c19
  3. #280d0c

Triadic

  1. #280c19
  2. #19280c
  3. #0c1928

Tetradic

  1. #280c19
  2. #281b0c
  3. #0c281b
  4. #0c1928

Square

  1. #280c19
  2. #27280c
  3. #0c281b
  4. #0d0c28

Monochromatic

  1. #10050a
  2. #10050a
  3. #280c19
  4. #631e3e
  5. #9e2f63

Shades

#280c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280c19
  2. #240b17
  3. #200a14
  4. #1c0812
  5. #18070f
  6. #14060d
  7. #10050a
  8. #0c0408
  9. #080205
  10. #040103
  11. #000000

Tints

#280c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280c19
  2. #3e2430
  3. #533d47
  4. #69555e
  5. #7e6d75
  6. #94868c
  7. #a99ea3
  8. #bfb6ba
  9. #d4ced1
  10. #eae7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280c19
  2. #311823
  3. #3a232e
  4. #422f38
  5. #4b3a42
  6. #54464d
  7. #5d5257
  8. #665d61
  9. #6e696b
  10. #777476
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #161616 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e1217 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #101319 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #171818 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b0b11 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c1019 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1f1419 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a0b15 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280c19 {
  color: #280c19;
}
Background
.bg-280c19 {
  background-color: #280c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280c19 {
  border: 2px solid #280c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 332 54% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280c19, #280d0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 11.54 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 14.95 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 15.65 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 15.73 #000000 Black ΔE 16.31 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 16.46 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 16.73 #d7f3e6 Inverted #161616 Grayscale 

Licorice
#280c19  rgb(40, 12, 25)  hsl(332, 54%, 10%)  Licorice
#0c281b  rgb(12, 40, 27)  hsl(152, 54%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#19280c  rgb(25, 40, 12)  hsl(92, 54%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#0c1928  rgb(12, 25, 40)  hsl(212, 54%, 10%)  Rich Black