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#2c0608 color: Sepia Black

#2c0608 is rgb(44, 6, 8) in RGB and oklch(19.745% 0.06286 21.713) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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357°
100%

19.7%
0.063
22°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.14:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c0608

#2c0608 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 19.7% lightness, 0.063 chroma and a hue of 22°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.48:1 contrast and black text 1.14:1, 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: #2c0608 mixed with white

  1. 2c0608
  2. 401c1c
  3. 543231
  4. 684947
  5. 7d605f
  6. 927977
  7. a79291
  8. bdacab
  9. d2c7c7
  10. e9e3e2

Darker: #2c0608 mixed with black

  1. 2c0608
  2. 250406
  3. 1e0304
  4. 170203
  5. 110102
  6. 0a0101
  7. 050001
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c0608 with less saturation

  1. 2c0608
  2. 2a0809
  3. 280a0b
  4. 260c0c
  5. 240e0e
  6. 220f0f
  7. 201110
  8. 1d1212
  9. 1b1313
  10. 181414

Questions about #2c0608

What color is #2c0608?

#2c0608 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Sepia Black. In RGB it is rgb(44, 6, 8), in HSL hsl(356.84, 76%, 9.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(19.745% 0.06286 21.713).

What colors go well with #2c0608?

The complementary color of #2c0608 is #001c1f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #290619 and #2a0a00. The triadic partners are #021c01 and #051431.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c0608?

White text reads better on #2c0608: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and black gives 1.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c0608 a warm or cool color?

#2c0608 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 22 degrees, its lightness 19.7% and its chroma 0.063.