Colour
#290C12
- #290C12
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#290C12 is a red with RGB values 41, 12, 18 and HSL 348°, 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
#290C12#290C12
HEX#290C12
RGBrgb(41, 12, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0471, 0.0706
RGB percentages16.1%, 4.7%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(347.6, 54.7%, 10.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 70.7%, 16.1%)
CMYK0%, 70.7%, 56.1%, 83.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,690,066
CSS custom property--colour: #290C12;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness25 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.17:1
Contrast with white18.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#D6F3ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0C2923
Analogous#290C21, #29150C
Triadic#12290C, #0C1229
Split complementary#0C2915, #0C2029
Tetradic#21290C, #0C2923, #150C29
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G12
B18
Red41 (16.1%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue347.59°
Saturation (HSL)54.72%
Lightness10.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 29 · G 0C · B 12
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