Sepia Black is a dark bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Red, and it has low lightness and high saturation. Sepia Black is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Sepia Black is #2B0202.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Sepia Black has 17%% Red, 1% Green, and 1% Blue.
Sepia Black has 0° Hue, 95% Saturation, and 17% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Sepia Black has 0° Hue, 89% Saturation, and 9% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Sepia Black has 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 95% yellow, and 83% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#2B0202 |
|
RGB |
(43, 2, 2) |
(17%, 1%, 1%) |
HSV |
(0°, 95, 17) |
(0%, 95%, 17%) |
HSL |
(0°, 89, 9) |
(0%, 89%, 9%) |
CMYK |
(0, 95, 95, 83) |
(0%, 95%, 95%, 83%) |
The natural luminance of Sepia Black is 1%, which is low.
Sepia Black has a higher contrast with white than black.
Sepia Black and black have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Sepia Black and white have a 18.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
1% |
insufficient (1.1) |
AAA (18.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Sepia Black paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 16% Red, 83% Black, 1% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
16%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
83%
White
1%
To mix Sepia Black paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 8% Magenta, 8% Yellow, 83% Black, 1% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
8%
Yellow
8%
Black
83%
White
1%
Colors similar to Sepia Black are: Chocolate, Very Dark Brown, Deep Brown, Rustic Red, and Diesel. Very Dark Brown is more orange and brighter than Sepia Black. Deep Brown is brighter than Sepia Black. Diesel is brighter than Sepia Black.