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Colour

#250C15

  • #250C15
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#250C15 is a red with RGB values 37, 12, 21 and HSL 338°, 51%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#250C15#250C15
HEX#250C15
RGBrgb(37, 12, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.0471, 0.0824
RGB percentages14.5%, 4.7%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(338.4, 51%, 9.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.4, 67.6%, 14.5%)
CMYK0%, 67.6%, 43.2%, 85.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,427,925
CSS custom property--colour: #250C15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness23.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.39:1
Contrast with white18.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#DAF3EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#101115no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#161614no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#280A0Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.9Dim grey · ΔE 40.5Gray · ΔE 49.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 49.9Slate grey · ΔE 50.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0C251C
Analogous#250C22, #250F0C
Triadic#15250C, #0C1525
Split complementary#0C250F, #0C2225
Tetradic#22250C, #0C251C, #0F0C25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BF3E6C
Lighter +30%#993157
Lighter +20%#722541
Lighter +10%#4C182B
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B0613
Less saturated −25%#1F1217

Channel breakdown

R37
G12
B21
Red37 (14.5%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue338.4°
Saturation (HSL)51.02%
Lightness9.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 25 · G 0C · B 15

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