Recognised as Colour

#2B0314

#2B0314
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B0314 is a red with RGB values 43, 3, 20 and HSL 335°, 87%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2B0314

RGBrgb(43, 3, 20)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0118, 0.0784

RGB percentages16.9%, 1.2%, 7.8%

HSLhsl(334.5, 87%, 9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.5, 93%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 93%, 53.5%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,818,836

CSS custom property--colour: #2B0314;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness24.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.65:1

Contrast with white18.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D

Inverted#D4FCEB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B0D14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#161513no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#300009no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 42 Dim grey · ΔE 44.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 48.8 Maroon · ΔE 50.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 51.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#032B1A

Analogous#2B0328, #2B0603

Triadic#142B03, #03142B

Split complementary#032B06, #03282B

Tetradic#282B03, #032B1A, #06032B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EA106D

Lighter +30%#BA0D57

Lighter +20%#8A0A40

Lighter +10%#5B062A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E0014

Less saturated −25%#250915

Channel breakdown

R43

B20

Red43 (16.9%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue20 (7.8%)

Hue334.5°

Saturation (HSL)86.96%

Lightness9.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2B · G 03 · B 14

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