Recognised as Colour

#260A09

#260A09
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#260A09 is a red with RGB values 38, 10, 9 and HSL 2°, 62%, 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

#260A09#260A09

HEX#260A09

RGBrgb(38, 10, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0392, 0.0353

RGB percentages14.9%, 3.9%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(2.1, 61.7%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.1, 76.3%, 14.9%)

CMYK0%, 73.7%, 76.3%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,492,937

CSS custom property--colour: #260A09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.59:1

Contrast with white18.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#D9F5F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#110F09no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#181508no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2A060Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.1 Dim grey · ΔE 41.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 49.3 Gray · ΔE 49.9 Sienna · ΔE 51

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#092526

Analogous#260917, #261909

Triadic#09260A, #0A0926

Split complementary#092619, #091626

Tetradic#162609, #092526, #180926

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CB3530

Lighter +30%#A22B26

Lighter +20%#78201D

Lighter +10%#4F1513

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C0503

Less saturated −25%#200F0F

Channel breakdown

R38

G10

Red38 (14.9%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue2.07°

Saturation (HSL)61.7%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 26 · G 0A · B 09

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