Recognised as Colour

#2A182C

#2A182C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A182C is a magenta with RGB values 42, 24, 44 and HSL 294°, 29%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A182C

RGBrgb(42, 24, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0941, 0.1725

RGB percentages16.5%, 9.4%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(294, 29.4%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294, 45.5%, 17.3%)

CMYK4.5%, 45.5%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,758,700

CSS custom property--colour: #2A182C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.59:1

Contrast with white16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#D5E7D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#161D2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A1F2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#2B1A20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Dim grey · ΔE 36.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 44 Slate grey · ΔE 44.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A2C18

Analogous#20182C, #2C1824

Triadic#2C2A18, #182C2A

Split complementary#242C18, #182C20

Tetradic#2C2018, #1A2C18, #18242C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A465AB

Lighter +30%#894E8F

Lighter +20%#693C6E

Lighter +10%#4A2A4D

Darker −10%#0B060B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#311035

Less saturated −25%#232124

Channel breakdown

R42

G24

B44

Red42 (16.5%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue294°

Saturation (HSL)29.41%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 18 · B 2C

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