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#2d0505 color: Sepia Black

#2d0505 is rgb(45, 5, 5) in RGB and oklch(19.719% 0.0663 25.726) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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19.7%
0.066
26°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 82%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.14:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2d0505

#2d0505 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 19.7% lightness, 0.066 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.49:1 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: #2d0505 mixed with white

  1. 2d0505
  2. 411b18
  3. 55312e
  4. 694845
  5. 7e605d
  6. 937976
  7. a89290
  8. bdacaa
  9. d3c7c6
  10. e9e3e2

Darker: #2d0505 mixed with black

  1. 2d0505
  2. 260404
  3. 1f0303
  4. 180202
  5. 110101
  6. 0b0101
  7. 060000
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2d0505 with less saturation

  1. 2d0505
  2. 2b0707
  3. 290a08
  4. 270c0a
  5. 250d0c
  6. 220f0d
  7. 20110f
  8. 1e1211
  9. 1b1312
  10. 181414

Questions about #2d0505

What color is #2d0505?

#2d0505 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Sepia Black. In RGB it is rgb(45, 5, 5), in HSL hsl(0, 80%, 9.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(19.719% 0.0663 25.726).

What colors go well with #2d0505?

The complementary color of #2d0505 is #001b21. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2b0516 and #2a0a00. The triadic partners are #001d02 and #071233.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d0505?

White text reads better on #2d0505: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.49:1 and black gives 1.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d0505 a warm or cool color?

#2d0505 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 19.7% and its chroma 0.066.