#1C1917 · Licorice

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#1C1917 is a dark, nearly neutral black color, closest to Licorice and near Licorice and Raisin. In OKLCH it has 22% lightness and 0.01 chroma at hue 56°. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #1C1917 a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#1C1917
RGBrgb(28, 25, 23)
HSLhsl(24, 10%, 10%)
CMYK0, 11, 18, 89
CSS var--licorice
Contrast17.49:1 white · 1.2:1 black

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How to use #1C1917

White text passes WCAG AA on #1C1917 (17.49:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #1C1917 with its analogous neighbors #1C1717 and #1C1C17; for contrast use its complement #171A1C as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--licorice: #1C1917;

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