Recognised as Colour

#2B0F12

#2B0F12
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B0F12 is a red with RGB values 43, 15, 18 and HSL 354°, 48%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2B0F12

RGBrgb(43, 15, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0588, 0.0706

RGB percentages16.9%, 5.9%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(353.6, 48.3%, 11.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.6, 65.1%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 65.1%, 58.1%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,821,906

CSS custom property--colour: #2B0F12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.8:1

Contrast with white17.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#D4F0ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#151412no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C1A11no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#2F0B10no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.2 Dim grey · ΔE 39.5 Gray · ΔE 48 Saddle brown · ΔE 48.4 Sienna · ΔE 49.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0F2B28

Analogous#2B0F20, #2B1A0F

Triadic#122B0F, #0F122B

Split complementary#0F2B1A, #0F202B

Tetradic#202B0F, #0F2B28, #1A0F2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BF4754

Lighter +30%#9C3741

Lighter +20%#772932

Lighter +10%#511C22

Darker −10%#050202

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#32080C

Less saturated −25%#241618

Channel breakdown

R43

G15

B18

Red43 (16.9%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue353.57°

Saturation (HSL)48.28%

Lightness11.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2B · G 0F · B 12

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