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#2c1905 color: Zinnwaldite Brown

#2c1905 is rgb(44, 25, 5) in RGB and oklch(23.422% 0.04416 64.927) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

23.4%
0.044
65°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • olive-900
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.25:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c1905

#2c1905 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 23.4% lightness, 0.044 chroma and a hue of 65°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.82:1 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: #2c1905 mixed with white

  1. 2c1905
  2. 3f2c1a
  3. 524130
  4. 665647
  5. 7a6c5f
  6. 8f8378
  7. a49a91
  8. bab3ac
  9. d1ccc7
  10. e8e5e3

Darker: #2c1905 mixed with black

  1. 2c1905
  2. 251404
  3. 1e1003
  4. 170b02
  5. 110701
  6. 0a0401
  7. 050200
  8. 020100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c1905 with less saturation

  1. 2c1905
  2. 2b1a08
  3. 291a0b
  4. 281b0e
  5. 271b10
  6. 251c13
  7. 241c15
  8. 221d17
  9. 211d1a
  10. 1f1d1c

Questions about #2c1905

What color is #2c1905?

#2c1905 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Zinnwaldite Brown. In RGB it is rgb(44, 25, 5), in HSL hsl(30.77, 79.59%, 9.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(23.422% 0.04416 64.927).

What colors go well with #2c1905?

The complementary color of #2c1905 is #092031. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #30160f and #241d03. The triadic partners are #002421 and #23182f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c1905?

White text reads better on #2c1905: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 and black gives 1.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c1905 a warm or cool color?

#2c1905 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 65 degrees, its lightness 23.4% and its chroma 0.044.