#2C1600

A very dark, vivid neutral closely aligning with Black.

About #2C1600

When working with digital screens, the color #2C1600 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Black. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 44, 22, and 0.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 100% yellow, and 83% black. The HSL representation is 30.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 8.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2C1600
RGB44, 22, 0
HSL30.0°, 100.0%, 8.6%
CMYK0%, 50%, 100%, 83%
HSV30.0°, 100.0%, 17.3%
LAB9.9, 8.8, 15.0
XYZ1.3, 1.1, 0.1
Decimal2889216

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

17.19:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.22:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
16.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.04:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2C1600; }
.text-color { color: #2C1600; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2C1600; }

Similar Colors

Black
#000000