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#2b0502 color: Sepia Black

#2b0502 is rgb(43, 5, 2) in RGB and oklch(19.187% 0.06477 31.426) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

19.2%
0.065
31°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.13:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2b0502

#2b0502 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 19.2% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.66:1 contrast and black text 1.13:1, 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: #2b0502 mixed with white

  1. 2b0502
  2. 3f1b14
  3. 53312a
  4. 684842
  5. 7c605a
  6. 917873
  7. a7928e
  8. bcaca9
  9. d2c7c5
  10. e8e3e2

Darker: #2b0502 mixed with black

  1. 2b0502
  2. 240401
  3. 1d0301
  4. 160201
  5. 100100
  6. 0a0100
  7. 050000
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b0502 with less saturation

  1. 2b0502
  2. 290704
  3. 270905
  4. 250b07
  5. 230d09
  6. 210e0b
  7. 1f100d
  8. 1c110f
  9. 1a1211
  10. 171312

Questions about #2b0502

What color is #2b0502?

#2b0502 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Sepia Black. In RGB it is rgb(43, 5, 2), in HSL hsl(4.39, 91.11%, 8.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(19.187% 0.06477 31.426).

What colors go well with #2b0502?

The complementary color of #2b0502 is #001a22. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a0412 and #280a00. The triadic partners are #001c04 and #0a1031.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b0502?

White text reads better on #2b0502: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 and black gives 1.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b0502 a warm or cool color?

#2b0502 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 19.2% and its chroma 0.065.