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#2b0002 color: Sepia Black

#2b0002 is rgb(43, 0, 2) in RGB and oklch(18.213% 0.07382 24.895) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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357°
100%

18.2%
0.074
25°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
19.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.10:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2b0002

#2b0002 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 18.2% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 25°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 19.03:1 contrast and black text 1.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sepia Black (#2b0202). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-900.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #2b0002 mixed with white

  1. 2b0002
  2. 401514
  3. 542c2a
  4. 694441
  5. 7e5c59
  6. 937573
  7. a8908d
  8. bdaaa8
  9. d3c6c4
  10. e9e2e1

Darker: #2b0002 mixed with black

  1. 2b0002
  2. 240001
  3. 1d0001
  4. 160001
  5. 100000
  6. 0a0000
  7. 050000
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b0002 with less saturation

  1. 2b0002
  2. 290203
  3. 270505
  4. 250706
  5. 220908
  6. 200b0a
  7. 1d0d0b
  8. 1b0e0d
  9. 18100f
  10. 151110

Questions about #2b0002

What color is #2b0002?

#2b0002 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Sepia Black. In RGB it is rgb(43, 0, 2), in HSL hsl(357.21, 100%, 8.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(18.213% 0.07382 24.895).

What colors go well with #2b0002?

The complementary color of #2b0002 is #00181d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #280014 and #270600. The triadic partners are #001900 and #030e32.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b0002?

White text reads better on #2b0002: white gives a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 and black gives 1.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b0002 a warm or cool color?

#2b0002 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 25 degrees, its lightness 18.2% and its chroma 0.074.