Recognised as Colour

#2A121E

#2A121E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A121E is a red with RGB values 42, 18, 30 and HSL 330°, 40%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A121E

RGBrgb(42, 18, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0706, 0.1176

RGB percentages16.5%, 7.1%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(330, 40%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 57.1%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 57.1%, 28.6%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,757,150

CSS custom property--colour: #2A121E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.45:1

Contrast with white17.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#D5EDE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#14171Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B1B1Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2D1116no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.2 Dim grey · ΔE 38.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 46.3 Gray · ΔE 46.8 Slate grey · ΔE 47.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#122A1E

Analogous#2A122A, #2A1212

Triadic#1E2A12, #121E2A

Split complementary#122A12, #122A2A

Tetradic#2A2A12, #122A1E, #12122A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B55384

Lighter +30%#95406A

Lighter +20%#713151

Lighter +10%#4E2138

Darker −10%#060304

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#310B1E

Less saturated −25%#22191E

Channel breakdown

R42

G18

B30

Red42 (16.5%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness11.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 12 · B 1E

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