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#121212 · Licorice
Click to copy#121212 is a dark, nearly neutral black color, closest to Licorice and near Licorice and Obsidian. In OKLCH it has 18% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #121212 a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes.
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HEX
#121212RGB
rgb(18, 18, 18)HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 7%)CMYK
0, 0, 0, 93CSS var
--licoriceContrast
18.73:1 white · 1.12:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #121212
White text passes WCAG AA on #121212 (18.73:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.
For a calm scheme pair #121212 with its analogous neighbors #121212 and #121212; for contrast use its complement #121212 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--licorice: #121212;
$licorice: #121212;
colors: { 'licorice': '#121212' }