#2A1E17 · near Raisin

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#2A1E17 (RGB 42, 30, 23) 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 #2A1E17 a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 25% lightness and 0.02 chroma at hue 52°.

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HEX#2A1E17
RGBrgb(42, 30, 23)
HSLhsl(22, 29%, 13%)
CMYK0, 29, 45, 84
CSS var--raisin
Contrast16.2:1 white · 1.3:1 black

Similar named colors

Raisin #242124Espresso #3C2218Licorice #1A1110Ink #0B1E33Gunmetal #2A3439

How to use #2A1E17

White text passes WCAG AA on #2A1E17 (16.2:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2A1E17 with its analogous neighbors #2B181A and #2B2818; for contrast use its complement #18242B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--raisin: #2A1E17;

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#2A1E17 hex color card: near Raisin, RGB 42, 30, 23
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Shades & tints

#080605#110C09#19120E#221812#2A1E17#554B45#7F7874#AAA5A2#D4D2D1

Color harmonies for #2A1E17

Complementary

#2A1E17#18242B

Analogous

#2A1E17#2B181A#2B2818

Triadic

#2A1E17#182B1F#1F182B

Split complementary

#2A1E17#182B28#181A2B

Tetradic

#2A1E17#1A2B18#18242B#28182B

Palettes with #2A1E17