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#2b0201 color: Sepia Black

#2b0201 is rgb(43, 2, 1) in RGB and oklch(18.587% 0.07026 29.564) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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1°
100%

18.6%
0.070
30°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.11:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2b0201

#2b0201 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 18.6% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.89:1 contrast and black text 1.11:1, 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: #2b0201 mixed with white

  1. 2b0201
  2. 3f1813
  3. 542e29
  4. 684640
  5. 7d5e58
  6. 927772
  7. a7918d
  8. bdaba8
  9. d3c6c4
  10. e9e2e1

Darker: #2b0201 mixed with black

  1. 2b0201
  2. 240101
  3. 1d0101
  4. 160100
  5. 100000
  6. 0a0000
  7. 050000
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b0201 with less saturation

  1. 2b0201
  2. 290402
  3. 270604
  4. 250806
  5. 230b07
  6. 200c09
  7. 1e0e0b
  8. 1b0f0d
  9. 19110f
  10. 161211

Questions about #2b0201

What color is #2b0201?

#2b0201 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Sepia Black. In RGB it is rgb(43, 2, 1), in HSL hsl(1.43, 95.45%, 8.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(18.587% 0.07026 29.564).

What colors go well with #2b0201?

The complementary color of #2b0201 is #00181f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #290212 and #260800. The triadic partners are #001b01 and #070e31.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b0201?

White text reads better on #2b0201: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 and black gives 1.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b0201 a warm or cool color?

#2b0201 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 18.6% and its chroma 0.07.