Recognised as Colour

#260C09

#260C09
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#260C09 is a red with RGB values 38, 12, 9 and HSL 6°, 62%, 9%. 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

#260C09#260C09

HEX#260C09

RGBrgb(38, 12, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0471, 0.0353

RGB percentages14.9%, 4.7%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(6.2, 61.7%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.2, 76.3%, 14.9%)

CMYK0%, 68.4%, 76.3%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,493,449

CSS custom property--colour: #260C09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.44:1

Contrast with white18.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#D9F3F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#121009no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#191608no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#2A080Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.3 Dim grey · ΔE 40.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 48.9 Gray · ΔE 49.4 Sienna · ΔE 50.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#092326

Analogous#260915, #261A09

Triadic#09260C, #0C0926

Split complementary#09261B, #091426

Tetradic#152609, #092326, #1B0926

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CB4030

Lighter +30%#A23326

Lighter +20%#78261D

Lighter +10%#4F1913

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C0703

Less saturated −25%#20110F

Channel breakdown

R38

G12

Red38 (14.9%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue6.21°

Saturation (HSL)61.7%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 26 · G 0C · B 09

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