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#2c0403 color: Sepia Black

#2c0403 is rgb(44, 4, 3) in RGB and oklch(19.26% 0.06724 28.066) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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1°
100%

19.3%
0.067
28°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.13:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c0403

#2c0403 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 19.3% lightness, 0.067 chroma and a hue of 28°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.65:1 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: #2c0403 mixed with white

  1. 2c0403
  2. 401a16
  3. 54302c
  4. 694743
  5. 7d5f5b
  6. 927874
  7. a7928e
  8. bdaca9
  9. d3c7c5
  10. e9e3e2

Darker: #2c0403 mixed with black

  1. 2c0403
  2. 250302
  3. 1e0202
  4. 170101
  5. 110101
  6. 0a0100
  7. 050000
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c0403 with less saturation

  1. 2c0403
  2. 2a0605
  3. 280806
  4. 260b08
  5. 240c0a
  6. 210e0c
  7. 1f100e
  8. 1d110f
  9. 1a1211
  10. 171313

Questions about #2c0403

What color is #2c0403?

#2c0403 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Sepia Black. In RGB it is rgb(44, 4, 3), in HSL hsl(1.46, 87.23%, 9.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(19.26% 0.06724 28.066).

What colors go well with #2c0403?

The complementary color of #2c0403 is #001a21. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a0414 and #290900. The triadic partners are #001c02 and #081132.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c0403?

White text reads better on #2c0403: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.65:1 and black gives 1.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c0403 a warm or cool color?

#2c0403 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 28 degrees, its lightness 19.3% and its chroma 0.067.