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Recognised as Colour

#2A2022

  • #2A2022
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A2022 is a red with RGB values 42, 32, 34 and HSL 348°, 14%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A2022#2A2022
HEX#2A2022
RGBrgb(42, 32, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1255, 0.1333
RGB percentages16.5%, 12.5%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(348, 13.5%, 14.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 23.8%, 16.5%)
CMYK0%, 23.8%, 19%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,760,738
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2022;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.81:1
Contrast with white15.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#D5DFDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#212122no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#242322no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#2C1F21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.9Dim grey · ΔE 31.4Gray · ΔE 40.5Slate grey · ΔE 41.5Light slate grey · ΔE 44.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#202A28
Analogous#2A2027, #2A2320
Triadic#222A20, #20222A
Split complementary#202A23, #20272A
Tetradic#272A20, #202A28, #23202A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9B7B82
Lighter +30%#816268
Lighter +20%#644C51
Lighter +10%#473639
Darker −10%#0D0A0B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#33171C
Less saturated −25%#252525

Channel breakdown

R42
G32
B34
Red42 (16.5%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)13.51%
Lightness14.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2A · G 20 · B 22

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