2A100B

#2A100B closest to Italian Roast

#2A100B is a very dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Italian Roast. In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 6.3% green and 4.3% blue (rgb(42, 16, 11)). Its HSL value is 10° hue, 58% saturation and 10% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 74% yellow and 84% black. #2A100B is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.84:1.

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Variations of #2A100B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#2A100B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2A100B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2A100B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1D1A0B
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #17140A
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1D140A
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1D1A0B
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #21170B
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2F0B0F
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2C0E0D
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #181818
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #1D1615

#2A100B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.84:1 Super#2A100B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#2A100B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2A100B in CSS

/* Italian Roast */
.color { color: #2A100B; }
.background { background-color: #2A100B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2A100B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(42 16 11);
color: hsl(10 58% 10%);
color: oklch(0.212 0.045 32.3);

#2A100B FAQ

What color is #2A100B?

#2A100B is a very dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Italian Roast. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #2A100B?

#2A100B is rgb(42, 16, 11) in RGB, hsl(10, 58%, 10%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 62%, 74%, 84%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2A100B?

The complementary color of #2A100B is #0B252A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2A100B?

White text has the best contrast on #2A100B: 17.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2A100B a warm or cool color?

#2A100B is a warm color.