Recognised as Colour

#240B0D

#240B0D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#240B0D is a red with RGB values 36, 11, 13 and HSL 355°, 53%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#240B0D

RGBrgb(36, 11, 13)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.0431, 0.051

RGB percentages14.1%, 4.3%, 5.1%

HSLhsl(355.2, 53.2%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.2, 69.4%, 14.1%)

CMYK0%, 69.4%, 63.9%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,362,125

CSS custom property--colour: #240B0D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness21.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.61:1

Contrast with white18.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#DBF4F2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#10100Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#17150Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#28080Cno 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 text18.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.9 Dim grey · ΔE 40.7 Gray · ΔE 49.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 51 Slate grey · ΔE 51.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0B2422

Analogous#240B19, #24150B

Triadic#0D240B, #0B0D24

Split complementary#0B2416, #0B1924

Tetradic#1A240B, #0B2422, #160B24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C03B45

Lighter +30%#992F37

Lighter +20%#722329

Lighter +10%#4B171B

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A0508

Less saturated −25%#1E1112

Channel breakdown

R36

G11

B13

Red36 (14.1%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue13 (5.1%)

Hue355.2°

Saturation (HSL)53.19%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 24 · G 0B · B 0D

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Colour values

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