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Recognised as Colour

#2A1016

  • #2A1016
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A1016 is a red with RGB values 42, 16, 22 and HSL 346°, 45%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A1016#2A1016
HEX#2A1016
RGBrgb(42, 16, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0627, 0.0863
RGB percentages16.5%, 6.3%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(346.2, 44.8%, 11.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 61.9%, 16.5%)
CMYK0%, 61.9%, 47.6%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,756,630
CSS custom property--colour: #2A1016;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.73:1
Contrast with white17.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#D5EFE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#151516no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B1A15no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2E0D12no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.2Dim grey · ΔE 38.9Gray · ΔE 47.5Slate grey · ΔE 49.1Saddle brown · ΔE 50.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#102A24
Analogous#2A1023, #2A1710
Triadic#162A10, #10162A
Split complementary#102A17, #10232A
Tetradic#232A10, #102A24, #17102A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB4B65
Lighter +30%#993A50
Lighter +20%#742C3D
Lighter +10%#4F1E29
Darker −10%#050203
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#310912
Less saturated −25%#23171A

Channel breakdown

R42
G16
B22
Red42 (16.5%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue346.15°
Saturation (HSL)44.83%
Lightness11.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2A · G 10 · B 16

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