What color is #2C1D25?

#2C1D25 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C1D25?

The RGB value is 44, 29, 37: 44 red, 29 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C1D25?

The complementary color is #1D2C24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C1D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C1D25 color

#2C1D25 rgb(44, 29, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C1D25 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 11.4% green and 14.5% blue (44, 29, 37).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 21% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 16% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#2C1D25 color codes

HEX	`#2C1D25`
RGB	`rgb(44, 29, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 11.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 21%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 34%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 16%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.91, 8.96, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.91, 9.31, 344.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.812, 1.548, 1.953)`
Decimal	`2891045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C1D25, 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 #2C1D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C1D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #2C1D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c1d25; }
.text { color: #2c1d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c1d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 29 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c1d25, #2c1d1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2C1D25?: #2C1D25 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C1D25?: The RGB value is 44, 29, 37: 44 red, 29 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C1D25?: The complementary color is #1D2C24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C1D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.