Colour

#2A211C

#2A211C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A211C is a orange with RGB values 42, 33, 28 and HSL 21°, 20%, 14%. 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

#2A211C#2A211C

HEX#2A211C

RGBrgb(42, 33, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1294, 0.1098

RGB percentages16.5%, 12.9%, 11%

HSLhsl(21.4, 20%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.4, 33.3%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 21.4%, 33.3%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,760,988

CSS custom property--colour: #2A211C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.76:1

Contrast with white15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#D5DEE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23221Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#26241Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2D1F20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Dim grey · ΔE 31.4 Gray · ΔE 40.4 Slate grey · ΔE 42.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 44.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C252A

Analogous#2A1C1E, #2A281C

Triadic#1C2A21, #211C2A

Split complementary#1C2A28, #1C1E2A

Tetradic#1E2A1C, #1C252A, #281C2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A18271

Lighter +30%#866959

Lighter +20%#675145

Lighter +10%#493930

Darker −10%#0B0908

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#331F13

Less saturated −25%#232323

Channel breakdown

R42

G33

B28

Red42 (16.5%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue21.43°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness13.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 21 · B 1C

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