Colour

#270C06

#270C06
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#270C06 is a red with RGB values 39, 12, 6 and HSL 11°, 73%, 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

#270C06#270C06

HEX#270C06

RGBrgb(39, 12, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0471, 0.0235

RGB percentages15.3%, 4.7%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(10.9, 73.3%, 8.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 84.6%, 15.3%)

CMYK0%, 69.2%, 84.6%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,558,982

CSS custom property--colour: #270C06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00707WCAG 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 18.4:1

Contrast with white18.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#D8F3F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#131105no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A1606no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#2C070Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.8 Dim grey · ΔE 40.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 47.7 Gray · ΔE 49.5 Sienna · ΔE 49.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#062127

Analogous#270611, #271C06

Triadic#06270C, #0C0627

Split complementary#06271C, #061127

Tetradic#112706, #062127, #1D0627

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D84221

Lighter +30%#AC351A

Lighter +20%#7F2714

Lighter +10%#531A0D

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D0800

Less saturated −25%#21100C

Channel breakdown

R39

G12

Red39 (15.3%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue10.91°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness8.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 27 · G 0C · B 06

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