Recognised as Colour

#2A0510

#2A0510
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A0510 is a red with RGB values 42, 5, 16 and HSL 342°, 79%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A0510

RGBrgb(42, 5, 16)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0196, 0.0627

RGB percentages16.5%, 2%, 6.3%

HSLhsl(342.2, 78.7%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 88.1%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 88.1%, 61.9%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,753,808

CSS custom property--colour: #2A0510;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00638WCAG 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 18.62:1

Contrast with white18.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#D5FAEF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D0E10no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#17150Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2F0109no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.6 Dim grey · ΔE 43.3 Maroon · ΔE 50.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 50.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 51.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#052A1F

Analogous#2A0522, #2A0D05

Triadic#102A05, #05102A

Split complementary#052A0D, #05222A

Tetradic#222A05, #052A1F, #0D052A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E01B55

Lighter +30%#B31544

Lighter +20%#851033

Lighter +10%#580A21

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F000E

Less saturated −25%#240B12

Channel breakdown

R42

B16

Red42 (16.5%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue16 (6.3%)

Hue342.16°

Saturation (HSL)78.72%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 05 · B 10

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