What color is #2C0412?

#2C0412 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C0412?

The RGB value is 44, 4, 18: 44 red, 4 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C0412?

The complementary color is #042C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C0412?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C0412 color

#2C0412 rgb(44, 4, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C0412 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 1.6% green and 7.1% blue (44, 4, 18).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 83% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 59% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.53:1).

#2C0412 color codes

HEX	`#2C0412`
RGB	`rgb(44, 4, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 1.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 83%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 91%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 59%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.02, 21.25, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.02, 21.28, 3.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.191, 0.666, 0.638)`
Decimal	`2884626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C0412, 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 #2C0412	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C0412 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #2C0412 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c0412; }
.text { color: #2c0412; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c0412; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 4 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c0412, #2c0a04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2C0412?: #2C0412 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C0412?: The RGB value is 44, 4, 18: 44 red, 4 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C0412?: The complementary color is #042C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C0412?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.