#151515 · Licorice

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#151515 is a dark, nearly neutral black color, closest to Licorice and near Licorice and Obsidian. In OKLCH it has 20% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #151515 a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#151515
RGBrgb(21, 21, 21)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 8%)
CMYK0, 0, 0, 92
CSS var--licorice
Contrast18.26:1 white · 1.15:1 black

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How to use #151515

White text passes WCAG AA on #151515 (18.26:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #151515 with its analogous neighbors #141414 and #141414; for contrast use its complement #141414 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--licorice: #151515;

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