Recognised as Colour
#230A12
- #230A12
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#230A12 is a red with RGB values 35, 10, 18 and HSL 341°, 56%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#230A12#230A12
HEX#230A12
RGBrgb(35, 10, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0392, 0.0706
RGB percentages13.7%, 3.9%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(340.8, 55.6%, 8.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.8, 71.4%, 13.7%)
CMYK0%, 71.4%, 48.6%, 86.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,296,338
CSS custom property--colour: #230A12;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness21.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.69:1
Contrast with white18.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#101010
Inverted#DCF5ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A231B
Analogous#230A1F, #230F0A
Triadic#12230A, #0A1223
Split complementary#0A230F, #0A1F23
Tetradic#1E230A, #0A231B, #0E0A23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G10
B18
Red35 (13.7%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue340.8°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness8.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 23 · G 0A · B 12
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