What color is #2C0F1A?

#2C0F1A is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C0F1A?

The RGB value is 44, 15, 26: 44 red, 15 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C0F1A?

The complementary color is #0F2C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C0F1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C0F1A color

#2C0F1A rgb(44, 15, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C0F1A is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 5.9% green and 10.2% blue (44, 15, 26).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 49% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 41% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.64:1).

#2C0F1A color codes

HEX	`#2C0F1A`
RGB	`rgb(44, 15, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 5.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 49%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 66%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 41%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.58, 16.49, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.58, 16.5, 357.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.396, 0.952, 1.087)`
Decimal	`2887450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C0F1A, 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 #2C0F1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C0F1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #2C0F1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c0f1a; }
.text { color: #2c0f1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c0f1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 15 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c0f1a, #2c130f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2C0F1A?: #2C0F1A is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C0F1A?: The RGB value is 44, 15, 26: 44 red, 15 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C0F1A?: The complementary color is #0F2C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C0F1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.