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#2c0801 color: Root Brew

#2c0801 is rgb(44, 8, 1) in RGB and oklch(19.916% 0.06247 37.326) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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10°
100%

19.9%
0.062
37°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.14:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c0801

#2c0801 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 19.9% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.38:1 contrast and black text 1.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Root Brew (#290e05). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-900.

More brown colors

Lighter: #2c0801 mixed with white

  1. 2c0801
  2. 401e14
  3. 54332a
  4. 684a41
  5. 7d625a
  6. 927a73
  7. a7938d
  8. bcada9
  9. d2c8c5
  10. e8e3e2

Darker: #2c0801 mixed with black

  1. 2c0801
  2. 250601
  3. 1e0401
  4. 170300
  5. 110200
  6. 0a0100
  7. 050100
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c0801 with less saturation

  1. 2c0801
  2. 2a0a03
  3. 280c05
  4. 260e07
  5. 240f09
  6. 22110b
  7. 20120e
  8. 1d1310
  9. 1b1412
  10. 191514

Questions about #2c0801

What color is #2c0801?

#2c0801 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Root Brew. In RGB it is rgb(44, 8, 1), in HSL hsl(9.77, 95.56%, 8.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(19.916% 0.06247 37.326).

What colors go well with #2c0801?

The complementary color of #2c0801 is #001b26. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2c0611 and #280e00. The triadic partners are #001e0a and #101131.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c0801?

White text reads better on #2c0801: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and black gives 1.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c0801 a warm or cool color?

#2c0801 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 19.9% and its chroma 0.062.