#140E05 · Licorice

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#140E05 is a dark, moderately saturated black color, closest to Licorice and near Licorice and Obsidian. In OKLCH it has 17% lightness and 0.02 chroma at hue 79°. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #140E05 a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#140E05
RGBrgb(20, 14, 5)
HSLhsl(36, 60%, 5%)
CMYK0, 30, 75, 92
CSS var--licorice
Contrast19.18:1 white · 1.09:1 black

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How to use #140E05

White text passes WCAG AA on #140E05 (19.18:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #140E05 with its analogous neighbors #140705 and #131405; for contrast use its complement #050B14 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--licorice: #140E05;

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