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#2e1306 color: Shadow Play

#2e1306 is rgb(46, 19, 6) in RGB and oklch(22.434% 0.0497 45.585) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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100%

22.4%
0.050
46°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 82%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
17.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.21:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e1306

#2e1306 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 22.4% lightness, 0.05 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 17.33:1 contrast and black text 1.21:1, 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: #2e1306 mixed with white

  1. 2e1306
  2. 41271b
  3. 543c30
  4. 685147
  5. 7d685f
  6. 918078
  7. a69891
  8. bcb1ac
  9. d2cac7
  10. e8e4e3

Darker: #2e1306 mixed with black

  1. 2e1306
  2. 270f04
  3. 1f0b03
  4. 180702
  5. 120501
  6. 0b0301
  7. 060100
  8. 020100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e1306 with less saturation

  1. 2e1306
  2. 2c1408
  3. 2b150b
  4. 29160d
  5. 271710
  6. 251812
  7. 241914
  8. 221a16
  9. 201a18
  10. 1e1b1a

Questions about #2e1306

What color is #2e1306?

#2e1306 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Shadow Play. In RGB it is rgb(46, 19, 6), in HSL hsl(19.5, 76.92%, 10.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(22.434% 0.0497 45.585).

What colors go well with #2e1306?

The complementary color of #2e1306 is #00202d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f1114 and #291800. The triadic partners are #002316 and #1a1732.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e1306?

White text reads better on #2e1306: white gives a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and black gives 1.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e1306 a warm or cool color?

#2e1306 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 22.4% and its chroma 0.05.