HEX Color #2C0700 (Black)

About #2C0700

The hex code #2C0700 represents a beautifully specific shade of neutral. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Black. In the RGB color space, it consists of 44 red, 7 green, and 0 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 84% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2C0700

RGB44, 7, 0

HSL9.5°, 100.0%, 8.6%

CMYK0%, 84%, 100%, 83%

HSV9.5°, 100.0%, 17.3%

LAB6.2, 17.9, 9.6

XYZ1.1, 0.7, 0.1

Decimal2885376

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#2C0700 #00242C

Analogous

#2C000E #2C1C00

Triadic

#002C06 #06002C

Tetradic

#0E2C00 #00242C #1D002C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#2C0700

#43221C

#5A3E38

#725955

#897571

#A1908D

#B8ACAA

#D0C7C6

#E7E3E2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#2C0700

#270600

#220500

#1D0400

#180300

#130300

#0E0200

#090100

#040000

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

18.46:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.14:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

17.65:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.03:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2C0700; }

.text-color { color: #2C0700; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #2C0700; }

Similar Colors

Black

#000000