What color is #2C1500?

#2C1500 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 #2C1500?

The RGB value is 44, 21, 0: 44 red, 21 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C1500?

The complementary color is #00172C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C1500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C1500 color

#2C1500 rgb(44, 21, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C1500 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 8.2% green and 0% blue (44, 21, 0).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 100% yellow and 83% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#2C1500 color codes

HEX	`#2C1500`
RGB	`rgb(44, 21, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 8.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 100%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 100%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.58, 9.54, 14.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.58, 17.39, 56.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.307, 1.072, 0.138)`
Decimal	`2888960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C1500, 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 #2C1500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C1500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #2C1500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c1500; }
.text { color: #2c1500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c1500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 21 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c1500, #2c2b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2C1500?: #2C1500 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 #2C1500?: The RGB value is 44, 21, 0: 44 red, 21 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C1500?: The complementary color is #00172C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C1500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.