Colour
#2A231C
- #2A231C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2A231C is a orange with RGB values 42, 35, 28 and HSL 30°, 20%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2A231C#2A231C
HEX#2A231C
RGBrgb(42, 35, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1373, 0.1098
RGB percentages16.5%, 13.7%, 11%
HSLhsl(30, 20%, 13.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 33.3%, 16.5%)
CMYK0%, 16.7%, 33.3%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,761,500
CSS custom property--colour: #2A231C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.49:1
Contrast with white15.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#D5DCE3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C232A
Analogous#2A1C1C, #2A2A1C
Triadic#1C2A23, #231C2A
Split complementary#1C2A2A, #1C1C2A
Tetradic#1C2A1C, #1C232A, #2A1C2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G35
B28
Red42 (16.5%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness13.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2A · G 23 · B 1C
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