Recognised as Colour

#2A0712

#2A0712
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A0712 is a red with RGB values 42, 7, 18 and HSL 341°, 71%, 10%. 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#2A0712

RGBrgb(42, 7, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0275, 0.0706

RGB percentages16.5%, 2.7%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(341.1, 71.4%, 9.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.1, 83.3%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 83.3%, 57.1%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,754,322

CSS custom property--colour: #2A0712;

Brightness & contrast

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

Perceived brightness24.4 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#D5F8ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E0F12no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#181611no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Tritanopia#2E030Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 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 19.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.7 Dim grey · ΔE 42.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 50.6 Maroon · ΔE 50.7 Gray · ΔE 51

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#072A1F

Analogous#2A0724, #2A0E07

Triadic#122A07, #07122A

Split complementary#072A0E, #07242A

Tetradic#232A07, #072A1F, #0D072A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9245D

Lighter +30%#AD1D4A

Lighter +20%#811637

Lighter +10%#560E25

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#300110

Less saturated −25%#240D14

Channel breakdown

R42

B18

Red42 (16.5%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue341.14°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness9.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 07 · B 12

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