Recognised as Colour
#2A1911
- #2A1911
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2A1911 is a orange with RGB values 42, 25, 17 and HSL 19°, 42%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2A1911#2A1911
HEX#2A1911
RGBrgb(42, 25, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.098, 0.0667
RGB percentages16.5%, 9.8%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(19.2, 42.4%, 11.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.2, 59.5%, 16.5%)
CMYK0%, 40.5%, 59.5%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,758,929
CSS custom property--colour: #2A1911;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.86:1
Contrast with white16.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#D5E6EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#11222A
Analogous#2A1116, #2A2511
Triadic#112A19, #19112A
Split complementary#112A26, #11152A
Tetradic#162A11, #11222A, #26112A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G25
B17
Red42 (16.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue19.2°
Saturation (HSL)42.37%
Lightness11.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2A · G 19 · B 11
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