#251900 · Licorice

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#251900 is a dark, highly saturated black color, closest to Licorice and near Licorice and Raisin. In OKLCH it has 22% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 84°. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #251900 a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#251900
RGBrgb(37, 25, 0)
HSLhsl(41, 100%, 7%)
CMYK0, 32, 100, 85
CSS var--licorice
Contrast17.25:1 white · 1.22:1 black

Similar named colors

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

How to use #251900

White text passes WCAG AA on #251900 (17.25:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #251900 with its analogous neighbors #240700 and #1D2400; for contrast use its complement #000B24 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--licorice: #251900;

Shades & tints

#070500#0F0A00#160F00#1E1400#251900#514733#7C7566#A8A399#D3D1CC

Color harmonies for #251900

Complementary

#251900#000B24

Analogous

#251900#240700#1D2400

Triadic

#251900#002418#180024

Split complementary

#251900#001D24#070024

Tetradic

#251900#002407#000B24#24001D

Palettes with #251900