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2C1906

#2C1906 closest to Shadow Play

#2C1906 is a very dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Shadow Play. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 9.8% green and 2.4% blue (rgb(44, 25, 6)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 76% saturation and 10% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 86% yellow and 83% black. #2C1906 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.82:1.

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Variations of #2C1906

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

2C19063F2C1B5241316656487A6C608F8378A49A92BAB3ACD1CCC7E8E5E3

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2C1906 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.

2C1906062C2C06062C
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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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#2C1906 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2C1906 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #231F06
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1F1B04
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #231B05
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #231F06
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #261D06
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #311515
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2E170E
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #1D1D1D
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #221C19

#2C1906 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.82:1 Super#2C1906 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.25:1 Very poor#2C1906 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2C1906 in CSS

/* Shadow Play */
.color { color: #2C1906; }
.background { background-color: #2C1906; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2C1906; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 25 6);
color: hsl(30 76% 10%);
color: oklch(0.234 0.043 63.5);

#2C1906 FAQ

What color is #2C1906?

#2C1906 is a very dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #2C1906?

#2C1906 is rgb(44, 25, 6) in RGB, hsl(30, 76%, 10%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 43%, 86%, 83%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2C1906?

The complementary color of #2C1906 is #06192C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2C1906?

White text has the best contrast on #2C1906: 16.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2C1906 a warm or cool color?

#2C1906 is a warm color.