Liquorice Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Liquorice (#0A0502), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#0A0502

#572B16

#0C121B

#11425D

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Liquorice	`#0A0502`	10, 5, 2	23°, 67%, 2%	0, 50, 80, 96
Fudge Brownie	`#572B16`	87, 43, 22	19°, 60%, 21%	0, 51, 75, 66
Midnight Edition	`#0C121B`	12, 18, 27	216°, 38%, 8%	56, 33, 0, 89
Midnight Edition	`#0C121B`	12, 18, 27	216°, 38%, 8%	56, 33, 0, 89
Neptune’s Wrath	`#11425D`	17, 66, 93	201°, 69%, 22%	82, 29, 0, 64

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #0A0502 on #11425D	1.89:1	—
Aa #0C121B on #11425D	1.75:1	—
Aa #0C121B on #11425D	1.75:1	—
Aa #0A0502 on #572B16	1.70:1	—
Aa #572B16 on #0C121B	1.58:1	—
Aa #572B16 on #0C121B	1.58:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #0a0502; /* Liquorice */
  --color-2: #572b16; /* Fudge Brownie */
  --color-3: #0c121b; /* Midnight Edition */
  --color-4: #0c121b; /* Midnight Edition */
  --color-5: #11425d; /* Neptune’s Wrath */
}

Other schemes from Liquorice

More Black complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Liquorice?

In a complementary scheme: Fudge Brownie (#572B16), Midnight Edition (#0C121B), Midnight Edition (#0C121B), Neptune’s Wrath (#11425D).

What is the hex code of Liquorice?

#0A0502.