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#2A080E

#2a080e ≈ Licorice

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#2a080e is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 3.14% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.95% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 83.53% black. Its hue angle is 349.41°, with 68% saturation and 9.8% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 18.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 11.87.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.007

Complementary

  1. #2a080e
  2. #082a24

Split complementary

  1. #2a080e
  2. #082a13
  3. #081f2a

Analogous

  1. #2a081f
  2. #2a080e
  3. #2a1308

Triadic

  1. #2a080e
  2. #0e2a08
  3. #080e2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a080e
  2. #2a2408
  3. #082a24
  4. #080e2a

Square

  1. #2a080e
  2. #1f2a08
  3. #082a24
  4. #13082a

Monochromatic

  1. #110306
  2. #110306
  3. #2a080e
  4. #6a1423
  5. #ab2039

Shades

#2a080e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a080e
  2. #26070d
  3. #22060b
  4. #1d060a
  5. #190508
  6. #150407
  7. #110306
  8. #0d0204
  9. #080203
  10. #040101
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a080e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a080e
  2. #3f2126
  3. #55393e
  4. #6a5256
  5. #7f6b6e
  6. #958487
  7. #aa9c9f
  8. #bfb5b7
  9. #d4cecf
  10. #eae6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a080e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a080e
  2. #331419
  3. #3b2025
  4. #442c30
  5. #4c383c
  6. #554447
  7. #5e5052
  8. #665c5e
  9. #6f6869
  10. #777475
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #141414 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f1012 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #10100e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #19170d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f040a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d0d0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #21120e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d050c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a080e {
  color: #2a080e;
}
Background
.bg-2a080e {
  background-color: #2a080e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a080e {
  border: 2px solid #2a080e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a080e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 8 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 68% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a080e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a080e, #2a1308);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a080e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 8 14 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 11.87 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.17 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 14.91 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 15.76 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 15.95 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 16.06 #722f37 Wine ΔE 16.94 #d5f7f1 Inverted #141414 Grayscale 

Licorice
#2a080e  rgb(42, 8, 14)  hsl(349, 68%, 10%)  Licorice
#082a24  rgb(8, 42, 36)  hsl(169, 68%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#0e2a08  rgb(14, 42, 8)  hsl(109, 68%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#080e2a  rgb(8, 14, 42)  hsl(229, 68%, 10%)  Oxford Blue