Colour

#2A0618

#2A0618
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A0618 is a red with RGB values 42, 6, 24 and HSL 330°, 75%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A0618

RGBrgb(42, 6, 24)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0235, 0.0941

RGB percentages16.5%, 2.4%, 9.4%

HSLhsl(330, 75%, 9.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 85.7%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 85.7%, 42.9%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,754,072

CSS custom property--colour: #2A0618;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness24.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.46:1

Contrast with white18.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#D5F9E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C1019no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#161617no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#2E040Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.6 Dim grey · ΔE 43.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 46.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 49.3 Gray · ΔE 51.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#062A18

Analogous#2A062A, #2A0606

Triadic#182A06, #06182A

Split complementary#062A06, #062A2A

Tetradic#2A2A06, #062A18, #06062A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DD207E

Lighter +30%#B01965

Lighter +20%#83134B

Lighter +10%#570C32

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#300018

Less saturated −25%#240C18

Channel breakdown

R42

B24

Red42 (16.5%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue24 (9.4%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness9.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 06 · B 18

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