Licorice — #1B1212

#1B1212, primarily known as Licorice, is composed of 11% red, 7% green, and 7% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 33% yellow, 89% black. In HSL the hue angle is 0°, saturation 20%, and lightness 9%. The closest web-safe color is #000000.

Closest named match: Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110, ΔE 0.73)

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#1B1212
RGB	rgb(27, 18, 18)
HSL	hsl(0, 20%, 8.8%)
HSV	hsv(0, 33.3%, 10.6%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 33.3%, 89.4%)
OKLCH	oklch(19.39% 0.0151 18.54)
HWB	hwb(0 7.1% 89.4%)
LAB	lab(6.5% 4.39 1.57)
LCH	lch(6.5% 4.7 19.7)
OKLAB	oklab(19.39% 0.0143 0.0048)
XYZ	X 0.78 Y 0.71 Z 0.67
Web Safe	#000000
RGB Percent	10.6%, 7.1%, 7.1%
Decimal	1774098

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#1B1212
RGB	rgb(27, 18, 18)
HSL	hsl(0, 20%, 8.8%)
HSV	hsv(0, 33.3%, 10.6%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 33.3%, 89.4%)
OKLCH	oklch(19.39% 0.0151 18.54)
HWB	hwb(0 7.1% 89.4%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(6.5% 4.39 1.57)
LCH	lch(6.5% 4.7 19.7)
OKLAB	oklab(19.39% 0.0143 0.0048)
XYZ	X 0.78 Y 0.71 Z 0.67
Web Safe	#000000
RGB Percent	10.6%, 7.1%, 7.1%
Decimal	1774098

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Similar named colors

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Scandinavian Liquorice

#1A1110 · ΔE 0.73

Bats Cloak

#1F1518 · ΔE 2.69

Kālā Black

#201819 · ΔE 2.91

Nuln Oil Gloss

#171310 · ΔE 3.11

Black Raspberry

#16110D · ΔE 3.17

Optophobia

#130D0D · ΔE 3.27

Kokushoku Black

#171412 · ΔE 3.31

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18.39:1

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On black

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1.14:1

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Protanopia

98% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

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6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

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0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

98% similar

0.003% of population

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