What color is #2C221F?

#2C221F is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C221F?

The RGB value is 44, 34, 31: 44 red, 34 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C221F?

The complementary color is #1F292C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C221F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C221F color

#2C221F rgb(44, 34, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C221F is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 13.3% green and 12.2% blue (44, 34, 31).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 17% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 30% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#2C221F color codes

HEX	`#2C221F`
RGB	`rgb(44, 34, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 13.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 17%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 30%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 30%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.28, 4.18, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.28, 5.66, 42.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.858, 1.779, 1.541)`
Decimal	`2892319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C221F, 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 #2C221F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C221F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #2C221F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c221f; }
.text { color: #2c221f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c221f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 34 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c221f, #2c291f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2C221F?: #2C221F is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C221F?: The RGB value is 44, 34, 31: 44 red, 34 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C221F?: The complementary color is #1F292C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C221F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.