What color is #2C0E12?

#2C0E12 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C0E12?

The RGB value is 44, 14, 18: 44 red, 14 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C0E12?

The complementary color is #0E2C28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C0E12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C0E12 color

#2C0E12 rgb(44, 14, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C0E12 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 5.5% green and 7.1% blue (44, 14, 18).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 52% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 59% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#2C0E12 color codes

HEX	`#2C0E12`
RGB	`rgb(44, 14, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 5.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 52%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 68%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 59%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.07, 15.98, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.07, 16.53, 14.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.305, 0.893, 0.676)`
Decimal	`2887186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C0E12, 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 #2C0E12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C0E12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #2C0E12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c0e12; }
.text { color: #2c0e12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c0e12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 14 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c0e12, #2c190e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2C0E12?: #2C0E12 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C0E12?: The RGB value is 44, 14, 18: 44 red, 14 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C0E12?: The complementary color is #0E2C28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C0E12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.