#1A1A1A · Licorice

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#1A1A1A is a dark, nearly neutral black color, closest to Licorice and near Licorice and Raisin. In OKLCH it has 22% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #1A1A1A a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 12 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#1A1A1A
RGBrgb(26, 26, 26)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 10%)
CMYK0, 0, 0, 90
CSS var--licorice
Contrast17.4:1 white · 1.21:1 black

Similar named colors

Licorice #1A1110Raisin #242124Ink #0B1E33Obsidian #0B0B0BEspresso #3C2218

How to use #1A1A1A

White text passes WCAG AA on #1A1A1A (17.4:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #1A1A1A with its analogous neighbors #1A1A1A and #1A1A1A; for contrast use its complement #1A1A1A as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--licorice: #1A1A1A;

Shades & tints

#050505#0A0A0A#101010#151515#1A1A1A#484848#767676#A3A3A3#D1D1D1

Color harmonies for #1A1A1A

Complementary

#1A1A1A#1A1A1A

Analogous

#1A1A1A#1A1A1A#1A1A1A

Triadic

#1A1A1A#1A1A1A#1A1A1A

Split complementary

#1A1A1A#1A1A1A#1A1A1A

Tetradic

#1A1A1A#1A1A1A#1A1A1A#1A1A1A

Palettes with #1A1A1A