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#2e1002 color: Shadow Play

#2e1002 is rgb(46, 16, 2) in RGB and oklch(21.753% 0.05564 46.425) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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19°
100%

21.8%
0.056
46°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 82%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
17.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.19:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e1002

#2e1002 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 21.8% lightness, 0.056 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 17.63:1 contrast and black text 1.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2d1403). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-900.

More brown colors

Lighter: #2e1002 mixed with white

  1. 2e1002
  2. 412416
  3. 55392c
  4. 694f44
  5. 7d665c
  6. 927e75
  7. a7978f
  8. bcb0aa
  9. d2cac6
  10. e8e4e2

Darker: #2e1002 mixed with black

  1. 2e1002
  2. 270c01
  3. 1f0901
  4. 180601
  5. 120400
  6. 0b0200
  7. 060100
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e1002 with less saturation

  1. 2e1002
  2. 2c1104
  3. 2a1307
  4. 29140a
  5. 27150c
  6. 25160f
  7. 231711
  8. 211813
  9. 1f1916
  10. 1c1918

Questions about #2e1002

What color is #2e1002?

#2e1002 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Shadow Play. In RGB it is rgb(46, 16, 2), in HSL hsl(19.09, 91.67%, 9.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(21.753% 0.05564 46.425).

What colors go well with #2e1002?

The complementary color of #2e1002 is #001e2e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f0d11 and #281500. The triadic partners are #002214 and #191532.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e1002?

White text reads better on #2e1002: white gives a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and black gives 1.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e1002 a warm or cool color?

#2e1002 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 21.8% and its chroma 0.056.