#2A1A12 · near Raisin

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#2A1A12 (RGB 42, 26, 18) is a dark, nearly neutral gray, closest to Raisin and near Espresso and Licorice. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #2A1A12 a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 24% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 47°.

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HEX#2A1A12
RGBrgb(42, 26, 18)
HSLhsl(20, 40%, 12%)
CMYK0, 38, 57, 84
CSS var--raisin
Contrast16.73:1 white · 1.25:1 black

Similar named colors

Raisin #242124Espresso #3C2218Licorice #1A1110Ink #0B1E33Obsidian #0B0B0B

How to use #2A1A12

White text passes WCAG AA on #2A1A12 (16.73:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2A1A12 with its analogous neighbors #2B1216 and #2B2712; for contrast use its complement #12232B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--raisin: #2A1A12;

Color card

#2A1A12 hex color card: near Raisin, RGB 42, 26, 18
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Shades & tints

#080504#110A07#19100B#22150E#2A1A12#554841#7F7671#AAA3A0#D4D1D0

Color harmonies for #2A1A12

Complementary

#2A1A12#12232B

Analogous

#2A1A12#2B1216#2B2712

Triadic

#2A1A12#122B1B#1B122B

Split complementary

#2A1A12#122B27#12162B

Tetradic

#2A1A12#162B12#12232B#27122B

Palettes with #2A1A12