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Recognised as Colour

#240A0D

  • #240A0D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#240A0D is a red with RGB values 36, 10, 13 and HSL 353°, 57%, 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

#240A0D#240A0D
HEX#240A0D
RGBrgb(36, 10, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.0392, 0.051
RGB percentages14.1%, 3.9%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(353.1, 56.5%, 9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.1, 72.2%, 14.1%)
CMYK0%, 72.2%, 63.9%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,361,869
CSS custom property--colour: #240A0D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness21.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.68:1
Contrast with white18.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#101010
Inverted#DBF5F2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#100F0Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#16140Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#28070Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0A2421
Analogous#240A1A, #24140A
Triadic#0D240A, #0A0D24
Split complementary#0A2414, #0A1A24
Tetradic#1A240A, #0A2421, #140A24

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C43647
Lighter +30%#9C2B38
Lighter +20%#74202A
Lighter +10%#4C151B
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A0409
Less saturated −25%#1E1011

Channel breakdown

R36
G10
B13
Red36 (14.1%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue353.08°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness9.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 24 · G 0A · B 0D

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