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Recognised as Colour

#2A0E16

  • #2A0E16
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A0E16 is a red with RGB values 42, 14, 22 and HSL 343°, 50%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A0E16#2A0E16
HEX#2A0E16
RGBrgb(42, 14, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0549, 0.0863
RGB percentages16.5%, 5.5%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(342.9, 50%, 11%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 66.7%, 16.5%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 47.6%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,756,118
CSS custom property--colour: #2A0E16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness26.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.91:1
Contrast with white17.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#D5F1E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#131416no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A1915no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2E0B11no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.3Dim grey · ΔE 39.8Gray · ΔE 48.4Slate grey · ΔE 49.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 50.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0E2A22
Analogous#2A0E24, #2A140E
Triadic#162A0E, #0E162A
Split complementary#0E2A14, #0E242A
Tetradic#242A0E, #0E2A22, #140E2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C14467
Lighter +30%#9D3452
Lighter +20%#77283E
Lighter +10%#501B2A
Darker −10%#040102
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#310713
Less saturated −25%#231519

Channel breakdown

R42
G14
B22
Red42 (16.5%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue342.86°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness10.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2A · G 0E · B 16

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