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#2c0306 color: Sepia Black

#2c0306 is rgb(44, 3, 6) in RGB and oklch(19.155% 0.06836 21.389) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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356°
100%

19.2%
0.068
21°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.12:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c0306

#2c0306 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 19.2% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 21°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast and black text 1.12:1, 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: #2c0306 mixed with white

  1. 2c0306
  2. 401919
  3. 552f2f
  4. 694645
  5. 7e5e5d
  6. 937776
  7. a89190
  8. bdabab
  9. d3c7c6
  10. e9e3e2

Darker: #2c0306 mixed with black

  1. 2c0306
  2. 250204
  3. 1e0203
  4. 170102
  5. 110101
  6. 0a0001
  7. 050000
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c0306 with less saturation

  1. 2c0306
  2. 2a0507
  3. 280809
  4. 260a0a
  5. 240c0c
  6. 210d0d
  7. 1f0f0f
  8. 1d1010
  9. 1a1211
  10. 171313

Questions about #2c0306

What color is #2c0306?

#2c0306 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Sepia Black. In RGB it is rgb(44, 3, 6), in HSL hsl(355.61, 87.23%, 9.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(19.155% 0.06836 21.389).

What colors go well with #2c0306?

The complementary color of #2c0306 is #001a1e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #290318 and #2a0700. The triadic partners are #001b00 and #031232.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c0306?

White text reads better on #2c0306: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.7:1 and black gives 1.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c0306 a warm or cool color?

#2c0306 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 21 degrees, its lightness 19.2% and its chroma 0.068.