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Recognised as Colour

#2A261E

  • #2A261E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A261E is a orange with RGB values 42, 38, 30 and HSL 40°, 17%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A261E#2A261E
HEX#2A261E
RGBrgb(42, 38, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.149, 0.1176
RGB percentages16.5%, 14.9%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(40, 16.7%, 14.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 28.6%, 16.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 28.6%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,762,270
CSS custom property--colour: #2A261E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.06:1
Contrast with white15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#D5D9E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#28261Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#29271Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2C2524no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1Dim grey · ΔE 29.7Gray · ΔE 38.7Slate grey · ΔE 41.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E222A
Analogous#2A201E, #282A1E
Triadic#1E2A26, #261E2A
Split complementary#1E282A, #201E2A
Tetradic#1E2A20, #1E222A, #2A1E28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D9176
Lighter +30%#83775E
Lighter +20%#665C49
Lighter +10%#484133
Darker −10%#0C0B09
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#332915
Less saturated −25%#242424

Channel breakdown

R42
G38
B30
Red42 (16.5%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness14.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2A · G 26 · B 1E

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