What color is #2C1620?

#2C1620 is a very dark, desaturated rose known as Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Black Cherry?

The RGB value is 44, 22, 32: 44 red, 22 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Black Cherry?

The complementary color is #162C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C1620?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Black Cherry color: hex code #2C1620

#2C1620 rgb(44, 22, 32)

Shades of black

Black Cherry has the hex code #2C1620. It is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 8.6% green and 12.5% blue (44, 22, 32).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 33% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 27% yellow and 83% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

Black Cherry (#2C1620) color codes

HEX	`#2C1620`
RGB	`rgb(44, 22, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 8.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 33%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 50%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 27%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.66, 12.87, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.66, 13.05, 350.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.586, 1.214, 1.517)`
Decimal	`2889248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Black Cherry, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2C1620	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C1620 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2C1620 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c1620; }
.text { color: #2c1620; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c1620; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 22 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c1620, #2c1716); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

See #2C1620 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2C1620?: #2C1620 is a very dark, desaturated rose known as Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Black Cherry?: The RGB value is 44, 22, 32: 44 red, 22 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Black Cherry?: The complementary color is #162C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C1620?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.