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#2f0301 color: Old Brown Crayon

#2f0301 is rgb(47, 3, 1) in RGB and oklch(19.733% 0.07321 30.608) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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3°
100%

19.7%
0.073
31°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • red-950
  • Black 82%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.13:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2f0301

#2f0301 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 19.7% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.51:1 contrast and black text 1.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Old Brown Crayon (#330000). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #2f0301 mixed with white

  1. 2f0301
  2. 431a13
  3. 57302a
  4. 6c4741
  5. 805f59
  6. 957873
  7. a9928d
  8. beaca9
  9. d4c7c5
  10. e9e3e1

Darker: #2f0301 mixed with black

  1. 2f0301
  2. 270201
  3. 200201
  4. 190100
  5. 120100
  6. 0c0000
  7. 060000
  8. 030000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2f0301 with less saturation

  1. 2f0301
  2. 2d0603
  3. 2b0805
  4. 280b07
  5. 260d09
  6. 240f0b
  7. 21100d
  8. 1e120f
  9. 1c1311
  10. 191413

Questions about #2f0301

What color is #2f0301?

#2f0301 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Old Brown Crayon. In RGB it is rgb(47, 3, 1), in HSL hsl(2.61, 95.83%, 9.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(19.733% 0.07321 30.608).

What colors go well with #2f0301?

The complementary color of #2f0301 is #001b23. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2d0214 and #2a0b00. The triadic partners are #001e03 and #0a1036.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f0301?

White text reads better on #2f0301: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and black gives 1.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f0301 a warm or cool color?

#2f0301 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 19.7% and its chroma 0.073.