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#2b2001 color: Black Swan

#2b2001 is rgb(43, 32, 1) in RGB and oklch(24.976% 0.04964 89.316) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

25%
0.050
89°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • olive-900
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.31:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2b2001

#2b2001 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 25% lightness, 0.05 chroma and a hue of 89°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.03:1 contrast and black text 1.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Black Swan (#332200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-900.

More brown colors

Lighter: #2b2001 mixed with white

  1. 2b2001
  2. 3d3318
  3. 50472f
  4. 645c46
  5. 78715e
  6. 8d8777
  7. a39e91
  8. b9b5ab
  9. d0cdc7
  10. e7e6e2

Darker: #2b2001 mixed with black

  1. 2b2001
  2. 241a01
  3. 1d1501
  4. 160f00
  5. 100a00
  6. 0a0600
  7. 050300
  8. 020100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b2001 with less saturation

  1. 2b2001
  2. 2a2005
  3. 292109
  4. 28210d
  5. 272110
  6. 262114
  7. 252117
  8. 242119
  9. 23211c
  10. 22211f

Questions about #2b2001

What color is #2b2001?

#2b2001 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Black Swan. In RGB it is rgb(43, 32, 1), in HSL hsl(44.29, 95.45%, 8.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(24.976% 0.04964 89.316).

What colors go well with #2b2001?

The complementary color of #2b2001 is #182039. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #331b06 and #1f2506. The triadic partners are #00282e and #2f182d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b2001?

White text reads better on #2b2001: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and black gives 1.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b2001 a warm or cool color?

#2b2001 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 89 degrees, its lightness 25% and its chroma 0.05.