Colour

#2A241A

#2A241A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A241A is a orange with RGB values 42, 36, 26 and HSL 38°, 24%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A241A

RGBrgb(42, 36, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1412, 0.102

RGB percentages16.5%, 14.1%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(37.5, 23.5%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.5, 38.1%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 14.3%, 38.1%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,761,754

CSS custom property--colour: #2A241A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.38:1

Contrast with white15.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#D5DBE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#272419no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#28251Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2D2221no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Dim grey · ΔE 30.9 Gray · ΔE 39.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 40.9 Slate grey · ΔE 42.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A202A

Analogous#2A1C1A, #282A1A

Triadic#1A2A24, #241A2A

Split complementary#1A282A, #1C1A2A

Tetradic#1A2A1C, #1A202A, #2A1A28

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A48F6C

Lighter +30%#897555

Lighter +20%#695A41

Lighter +10%#4A3F2E

Darker −10%#0B0907

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#322612

Less saturated −25%#222222

Channel breakdown

R42

G36

B26

Red42 (16.5%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue37.5°

Saturation (HSL)23.53%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 24 · B 1A

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