Recognised as Colour

#2A1611

#2A1611
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A1611 is a red with RGB values 42, 22, 17 and HSL 12°, 42%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A1611

RGBrgb(42, 22, 17)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0863, 0.0667

RGB percentages16.5%, 8.6%, 6.7%

HSLhsl(12, 42.4%, 11.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 59.5%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 47.6%, 59.5%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,758,161

CSS custom property--colour: #2A1611;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.19:1

Contrast with white17.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#D5E9EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B1911no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#201D11no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2E1315no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.1 Dim grey · ΔE 36.6 Gray · ΔE 45.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 46.7 Slate grey · ΔE 48

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#11252A

Analogous#2A1118, #2A2211

Triadic#112A16, #16112A

Split complementary#112A23, #11182A

Tetradic#192A11, #11252A, #23112A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8644F

Lighter +30%#974F3D

Lighter +20%#733C2E

Lighter +10%#4E2920

Darker −10%#060302

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#31120A

Less saturated −25%#231A18

Channel breakdown

R42

G22

B17

Red42 (16.5%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue17 (6.7%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)42.37%

Lightness11.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 16 · B 11

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