Recognised as Colour
#2A201B
- #2A201B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2A201B is a orange with RGB values 42, 32, 27 and HSL 20°, 22%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2A201B#2A201B
HEX#2A201B
RGBrgb(42, 32, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1255, 0.1059
RGB percentages16.5%, 12.5%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(20, 21.7%, 13.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 35.7%, 16.5%)
CMYK0%, 23.8%, 35.7%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,760,731
CSS custom property--colour: #2A201B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.9:1
Contrast with white15.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#D5DFE4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B252A
Analogous#2A1B1E, #2A271B
Triadic#1B2A20, #201B2A
Split complementary#1B2A28, #1B1D2A
Tetradic#1D2A1B, #1B252A, #271B2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G32
B27
Red42 (16.5%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)21.74%
Lightness13.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2A · G 20 · B 1B
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