#2C0809#2C0809

#2C0809 is a very dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.1% C 0.060 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C0809
RGB	rgb(44, 8, 9)
HSL	hsl(358, 69%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(358, 82%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.8%, 79.5%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.58, 18.26, 6.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.58, 19.40, 19.68°)
OKLab	oklab(20.11% 0.055 0.0229)
OKLCH	oklch(20.11% 0.06 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.1750, 0.7290, 0.3372)
Luminance	0.0073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C0809 #082C2B

analogous

#2C081B #2C0809 #2C1908

triadic

#2C0809 #092C08 #08092C

tetradic

#2C0809 #1B2C08 #082C2B #19082C

square

#2C0809 #1B2C08 #082C2B #19082C

split-complementary

#2C0809 #082C19 #081B2C

monochromatic

#1A0505 #1A0505 #2C0809 #601114 #941B1E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.33

#2C0809 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#2C0809 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C0809

18.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C0809	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C0809	1.00	18.33	1.15	18.33
#FFFFFF	18.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#121009

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B1708

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#310209

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c0809;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 8, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.1% 0.060 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#684a4b',
    500: '#2c0809',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c0809;
$custom-light: #684a4b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c0809",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.333,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 10.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2011,
    "c": 0.05954,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C0809

secondary

#256B69

accent

#ECE73C

background

#F6F4F4

surface

#EBE7E7

border

#C6C3C3

text

#060101

muted

#7A7777

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C0809

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

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