Colour

#2A090D

#2A090D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A090D is a red with RGB values 42, 9, 13 and HSL 353°, 65%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A090D#2A090D

HEX#2A090D

RGBrgb(42, 9, 13)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0353, 0.051

RGB percentages16.5%, 3.5%, 5.1%

HSLhsl(352.7, 64.7%, 10%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.7, 78.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 78.6%, 69%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,754,829

CSS custom property--colour: #2A090D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00717WCAG 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 18.37:1

Contrast with white18.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#D5F6F2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#11100Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#19170Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2F040Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.9 Dim grey · ΔE 41.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 48.7 Maroon · ΔE 49.4 Sienna · ΔE 50.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#092A26

Analogous#2A091D, #2A1609

Triadic#0D2A09, #090D2A

Split complementary#092A16, #091D2A

Tetradic#1D2A09, #092A26, #16092A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D22D41

Lighter +30%#A82434

Lighter +20%#7E1B27

Lighter +10%#54121A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#300308

Less saturated −25%#240F12

Channel breakdown

R42

B13

Red42 (16.5%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue13 (5.1%)

Hue352.73°

Saturation (HSL)64.71%

Lightness10%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 09 · B 0D

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