What color is #2C1200?

#2C1200 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C1200?

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

What is the complementary color of #2C1200?

The complementary color is #001A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C1200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C1200 color

#2C1200 rgb(44, 18, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C1200 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 7.1% green and 0% blue (44, 18, 0).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 100% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#2C1200 color codes

HEX	`#2C1200`
RGB	`rgb(44, 18, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 7.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 100%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 100%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.72, 11.61, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.72, 17.67, 48.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.255, 0.968, 0.121)`
Decimal	`2888192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C1200, 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 #2C1200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C1200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	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 #2C1200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c1200; }
.text { color: #2c1200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c1200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 18 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c1200, #2c2800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2C1200?: #2C1200 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C1200?: The RGB value is 44, 18, 0: 44 red, 18 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C1200?: The complementary color is #001A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C1200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.