Recognised as Colour

#2A0312

#2A0312
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A0312 is a red with RGB values 42, 3, 18 and HSL 337°, 87%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A0312

RGBrgb(42, 3, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0118, 0.0706

RGB percentages16.5%, 1.2%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(336.9, 86.7%, 8.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.9, 92.9%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 92.9%, 57.1%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,753,298

CSS custom property--colour: #2A0312;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness23.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.75:1

Contrast with white18.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C

Inverted#D5FCED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B0D12no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#161511no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2F0008no 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 text18.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.6 Dim grey · ΔE 44.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 49.7 Maroon · ΔE 50.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 52.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#032A1B

Analogous#2A0326, #2A0703

Triadic#122A03, #03122A

Split complementary#032A07, #03262A

Tetradic#262A03, #032A1B, #07032A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E81164

Lighter +30%#B90D4F

Lighter +20%#890A3B

Lighter +10%#5A0626

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D0011

Less saturated −25%#240913

Channel breakdown

R42

B18

Red42 (16.5%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue336.92°

Saturation (HSL)86.67%

Lightness8.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 03 · B 12

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