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#2c1901 color: Zinnwaldite Brown

#2c1901 is rgb(44, 25, 1) in RGB and oklch(23.352% 0.04877 70.365) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

23.4%
0.049
70°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • olive-900
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.25:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c1901

#2c1901 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 23.4% lightness, 0.049 chroma and a hue of 70°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.85:1 contrast and black text 1.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Zinnwaldite Brown (#2c1608). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-900.

More brown colors

Lighter: #2c1901 mixed with white

  1. 2c1901
  2. 3f2c16
  3. 52412d
  4. 665644
  5. 7a6c5d
  6. 8f8376
  7. a49b90
  8. bab3aa
  9. d1ccc6
  10. e8e5e2

Darker: #2c1901 mixed with black

  1. 2c1901
  2. 251401
  3. 1e1001
  4. 170b00
  5. 110700
  6. 0a0400
  7. 050200
  8. 020100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c1901 with less saturation

  1. 2c1901
  2. 2b1a04
  3. 291a07
  4. 281b0b
  5. 271b0e
  6. 251c11
  7. 241c14
  8. 221d16
  9. 211d19
  10. 1f1d1b

Questions about #2c1901

What color is #2c1901?

#2c1901 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Zinnwaldite Brown. In RGB it is rgb(44, 25, 1), in HSL hsl(33.49, 95.56%, 8.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(23.352% 0.04877 70.365).

What colors go well with #2c1901?

The complementary color of #2c1901 is #0a1f34. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #31150b and #231e00. The triadic partners are #002523 and #25172f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c1901?

White text reads better on #2c1901: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and black gives 1.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c1901 a warm or cool color?

#2c1901 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 70 degrees, its lightness 23.4% and its chroma 0.049.