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#2d0801 color: Root Brew

#2d0801 is rgb(45, 8, 1) in RGB and oklch(20.133% 0.06376 36.978) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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20.1%
0.064
37°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 82%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.15:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2d0801

#2d0801 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 20.1% lightness, 0.064 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.31:1 contrast and black text 1.15:1, 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: #2d0801 mixed with white

  1. 2d0801
  2. 411e14
  3. 55342a
  4. 694a41
  5. 7d625a
  6. 927a73
  7. a7938e
  8. bdada9
  9. d3c8c5
  10. e9e3e2

Darker: #2d0801 mixed with black

  1. 2d0801
  2. 260601
  3. 1f0401
  4. 180300
  5. 110200
  6. 0b0100
  7. 060100
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2d0801 with less saturation

  1. 2d0801
  2. 2b0a03
  3. 290c05
  4. 270e07
  5. 251009
  6. 23110c
  7. 21120e
  8. 1e1310
  9. 1c1412
  10. 191514

Questions about #2d0801

What color is #2d0801?

#2d0801 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Root Brew. In RGB it is rgb(45, 8, 1), in HSL hsl(9.55, 95.65%, 9.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(20.133% 0.06376 36.978).

What colors go well with #2d0801?

The complementary color of #2d0801 is #001c27. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2c0611 and #280e00. The triadic partners are #001e0a and #101232.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d0801?

White text reads better on #2d0801: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 and black gives 1.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d0801 a warm or cool color?

#2d0801 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 20.1% and its chroma 0.064.