#25170D · near Licorice

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#25170D (RGB 37, 23, 13) is a dark, nearly neutral gray, closest to Licorice and near Raisin and Espresso. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #25170D a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 22% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 56°.

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HEX#25170D
RGBrgb(37, 23, 13)
HSLhsl(25, 48%, 10%)
CMYK0, 38, 65, 85
CSS var--licorice
Contrast17.4:1 white · 1.21:1 black

Similar named colors

Licorice #1A1110Raisin #242124Espresso #3C2218Obsidian #0B0B0BInk #0B1E33

How to use #25170D

White text passes WCAG AA on #25170D (17.4:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #25170D with its analogous neighbors #260D0F and #26240D; for contrast use its complement #0D1C26 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--licorice: #25170D;

Color card

#25170D hex color card: near Licorice, RGB 37, 23, 13
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Shades & tints

#070503#0F0905#160E08#1E120A#25170D#51453D#7C746E#A8A29E#D3D1CF

Color harmonies for #25170D

Complementary

#25170D#0D1C26

Analogous

#25170D#260D0F#26240D

Triadic

#25170D#0D2617#170D26

Split complementary

#25170D#0D2624#0D0F26

Tetradic

#25170D#0F260D#0D1C26#240D26

Palettes with #25170D