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Recognised as Colour

#290B0C

  • #290B0C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#290B0C is a red with RGB values 41, 11, 12 and HSL 358°, 58%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#290B0C#290B0C
HEX#290B0C
RGBrgb(41, 11, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0431, 0.0471
RGB percentages16.1%, 4.3%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(358, 57.7%, 10.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358, 73.2%, 16.1%)
CMYK0%, 73.2%, 70.7%, 83.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,689,804
CSS custom property--colour: #290B0C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness24.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.3:1
Contrast with white18.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#D6F4F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#12110Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A170Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2E060Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.7Dim grey · ΔE 41.1Saddle brown · ΔE 48.4Gray · ΔE 49.7Maroon · ΔE 49.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0B2928
Analogous#290B1B, #29190B
Triadic#0C290B, #0B0C29
Split complementary#0B2919, #0B1B29
Tetradic#1B290B, #0B2928, #190B29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9373C
Lighter +30%#A22B2F
Lighter +20%#792124
Lighter +10%#511618
Darker −10%#010000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#300506
Less saturated −25%#231112

Channel breakdown

R41
G11
B12
Red41 (16.1%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue358°
Saturation (HSL)57.69%
Lightness10.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 29 · G 0B · B 0C

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