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Recognised as Colour

#240A06

  • #240A06
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#240A06 is a red with RGB values 36, 10, 6 and HSL 8°, 71%, 8%. 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

#240A06#240A06
HEX#240A06
RGBrgb(36, 10, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.0392, 0.0235
RGB percentages14.1%, 3.9%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(8, 71.4%, 8.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8, 83.3%, 14.1%)
CMYK0%, 72.2%, 83.3%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,361,862
CSS custom property--colour: #240A06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness21.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.73:1
Contrast with white18.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#DBF5F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#110F06no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#171406no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#280609no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.4Dim grey · ΔE 41.2Saddle brown · ΔE 49.6Gray · ΔE 49.9Sienna · ΔE 51.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#062024
Analogous#240611, #241906
Triadic#06240A, #0A0624
Split complementary#062419, #061124
Tetradic#112406, #062024, #190624

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D33B23
Lighter +30%#A72E1C
Lighter +20%#7B2215
Lighter +10%#50160D
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#290601
Less saturated −25%#1F0E0B

Channel breakdown

R36
G10
B6
Red36 (14.1%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue8°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness8.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 24 · G 0A · B 06

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