#2C2222#2C2222

#2C2222 is a dark, near-neutral red. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.015 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C2222
RGB	rgb(44, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 13%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(0, 23%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 22.7%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.37, 4.77, 1.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.37, 5.10, 20.72°)
OKLab	oklab(26.37% 0.0146 0.0048)
OKLCH	oklch(26.37% 0.015 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.8995, 1.7951, 1.7595)
Luminance	0.0180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C2222 #222C2C

analogous

#2C2227 #2C2222 #2C2722

triadic

#2C2222 #222C22 #22222C

tetradic

#2C2222 #272C22 #222C2C #27222C

square

#2C2222 #272C22 #222C2C #27222C

split-complementary

#2C2222 #222C27 #22272C

monochromatic

#110D0D #110D0D #2C2222 #4F3D3D #715757

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.45

#2C2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#2C2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C2222

15.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C2222	1.00	15.45	1.36	15.45
#FFFFFF	15.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242322

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#262522

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E2122

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.015 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655d5c',
    500: '#2c2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c2222;
$custom-light: #655d5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 12.821,
    "l": 15.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26365,
    "c": 0.01536,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C2222

secondary

#4D5D5D

accent

#B6B672

background

#F6F5F5

surface

#EBE9E9

border

#C6C5C5

text

#050404

muted

#7A7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C2222

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

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