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#2c2408 color: Black Swan

#2c2408 is rgb(44, 36, 8) in RGB and oklch(26.272% 0.04426 93.117) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

26.3%
0.044
93°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • olive-800
  • Black 83%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.36:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c2408

#2c2408 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 26.3% lightness, 0.044 chroma and a hue of 93°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.41:1 contrast and black text 1.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Black Swan (#332200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-800.

More brown colors

Lighter: #2c2408 mixed with white

  1. 2c2408
  2. 3e371e
  3. 514a34
  4. 655f4b
  5. 797462
  6. 8e8a7b
  7. a4a094
  8. bab7ae
  9. d0cec8
  10. e7e6e3

Darker: #2c2408 mixed with black

  1. 2c2408
  2. 251e06
  3. 1e1804
  4. 171203
  5. 110c02
  6. 0a0701
  7. 050401
  8. 020200
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c2408 with less saturation

  1. 2c2408
  2. 2b240c
  3. 2b240f
  4. 2a2413
  5. 292416
  6. 282518
  7. 28251b
  8. 27251d
  9. 262520
  10. 252522

Questions about #2c2408

What color is #2c2408?

#2c2408 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Black Swan. In RGB it is rgb(44, 36, 8), in HSL hsl(46.67, 69.23%, 10.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.272% 0.04426 93.117).

What colors go well with #2c2408?

The complementary color of #2c2408 is #1e233a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #34200c and #21280f. The triadic partners are #022a31 and #311c2e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c2408?

White text reads better on #2c2408: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and black gives 1.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c2408 a warm or cool color?

#2c2408 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 26.3% and its chroma 0.044.