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Recognised as Colour

#290C0C

  • #290C0C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#290C0C is a red with RGB values 41, 12, 12 and HSL 0°, 55%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#290C0C#290C0C
HEX#290C0C
RGBrgb(41, 12, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0471, 0.0471
RGB percentages16.1%, 4.7%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(0, 54.7%, 10.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 70.7%, 16.1%)
CMYK0%, 70.7%, 70.7%, 83.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,690,060
CSS custom property--colour: #290C0C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness24.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.23:1
Contrast with white18.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#D6F3F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#13110Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A180Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2E070Cno 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 text18.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.3Dim grey · ΔE 40.8Saddle brown · ΔE 48.2Gray · ΔE 49.4Sienna · ΔE 49.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0C2929
Analogous#290C1B, #291B0C
Triadic#0C290C, #0C0C29
Split complementary#0C291B, #0C1B29
Tetradic#1B290C, #0C2929, #1B0C29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C63B3B
Lighter +30%#9F2F2F
Lighter +20%#782323
Lighter +10%#501818
Darker −10%#020000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#300505
Less saturated −25%#221313

Channel breakdown

R41
G12
B12
Red41 (16.1%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)54.72%
Lightness10.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 29 · G 0C · B 0C

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