#2C0009#2C0009

#2C0009 is a very dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 18.7% C 0.075 H 13.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C0009
RGB	rgb(44, 0, 9)
HSL	hsl(348, 100%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(348, 100%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 100%, 79.5%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.02, 22.10, 4.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.02, 22.50, 10.86°)
OKLab	oklab(18.67% 0.0726 0.0172)
OKLCH	oklch(18.67% 0.075 13.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.0881, 0.5554, 0.3083)
Luminance	0.0056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C0009 #002C23

analogous

#2C001F #2C0009 #2C0D00

triadic

#2C0009 #092C00 #00092C

tetradic

#2C0009 #1F2C00 #002C23 #0D002C

square

#2C0009 #1F2C00 #002C23 #0D002C

split-complementary

#2C0009 #002C0D #001F2C

monochromatic

#1F0006 #1F0006 #2C0009 #690016 #A60022

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.90

#2C0009 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.11

#2C0009 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C0009

18.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C0009	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C0009	1.00	18.90	1.11	18.90
#FFFFFF	18.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B0A09

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#171408

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#310003

Achromatopsia (no color)

#111111

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c0009;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 0, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(18.7% 0.075 13.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68464b',
    500: '#2c0009',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c0009;
$custom-light: #68464b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c0009",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.727,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 8.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.18666,
    "c": 0.07459,
    "h": 13.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C0009

secondary

#147360

accent

#FFD329

background

#F6F3F4

surface

#EBE5E7

border

#C6C1C3

text

#060001

muted

#7A7677

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C0009

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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