Colour

#2B0906

#2B0906
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B0906 is a red with RGB values 43, 9, 6 and HSL 5°, 76%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2B0906

RGBrgb(43, 9, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0353, 0.0235

RGB percentages16.9%, 3.5%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(4.9, 75.5%, 9.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.9, 86%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 79.1%, 86%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,820,358

CSS custom property--colour: #2B0906;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00722WCAG 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 18.35:1

Contrast with white18.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#D4F6F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#121006no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B1705no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#300308no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.5 Dim grey · ΔE 42.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 46.5 Maroon · ΔE 47.5 Sienna · ΔE 48.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#06282B

Analogous#2B0616, #2B1B06

Triadic#062B09, #09062B

Split complementary#062B1C, #06152B

Tetradic#152B06, #06282B, #1B062B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DE2E1F

Lighter +30%#B12519

Lighter +20%#851C12

Lighter +10%#58120C

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#310400

Less saturated −25%#250E0C

Channel breakdown

R43

Red43 (16.9%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue4.86°

Saturation (HSL)75.51%

Lightness9.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2B · G 09 · B 06

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