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#2c0506 color: Sepia Black

#2c0506 is rgb(44, 5, 6) in RGB and oklch(19.518% 0.06482 23.848) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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358°
100%

19.5%
0.065
24°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.13:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c0506

#2c0506 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 19.5% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 24°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.56:1 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: #2c0506 mixed with white

  1. 2c0506
  2. 401b19
  3. 54312f
  4. 694845
  5. 7d605d
  6. 927876
  7. a79290
  8. bdacab
  9. d3c7c6
  10. e9e3e2

Darker: #2c0506 mixed with black

  1. 2c0506
  2. 250404
  3. 1e0303
  4. 170202
  5. 110101
  6. 0a0101
  7. 050000
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c0506 with less saturation

  1. 2c0506
  2. 2a0707
  3. 280909
  4. 260b0b
  5. 240d0c
  6. 220f0e
  7. 1f100f
  8. 1d1211
  9. 1a1312
  10. 181413

Questions about #2c0506

What color is #2c0506?

#2c0506 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Sepia Black. In RGB it is rgb(44, 5, 6), in HSL hsl(358.46, 79.59%, 9.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(19.518% 0.06482 23.848).

What colors go well with #2c0506?

The complementary color of #2c0506 is #001b20. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #290517 and #2a0900. The triadic partners are #001c01 and #061232.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c0506?

White text reads better on #2c0506: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.56:1 and black gives 1.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c0506 a warm or cool color?

#2c0506 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 24 degrees, its lightness 19.5% and its chroma 0.065.