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Recognised as Colour

#2B110F

  • #2B110F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B110F is a red with RGB values 43, 17, 15 and HSL 4°, 48%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B110F#2B110F
HEX#2B110F
RGBrgb(43, 17, 15)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0667, 0.0588
RGB percentages16.9%, 6.7%, 5.9%
HSLhsl(4.3, 48.3%, 11.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.3, 65.1%, 16.9%)
CMYK0%, 60.5%, 65.1%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,822,415
CSS custom property--colour: #2B110F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.65:1
Contrast with white17.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#D4EEF0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#17150Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D1B0Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#300D11no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.3Dim grey · ΔE 38.8Saddle brown · ΔE 46.8Gray · ΔE 47.4Sienna · ΔE 48.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0F292B
Analogous#2B0F1B, #2B1F0F
Triadic#0F2B11, #110F2B
Split complementary#0F2B1F, #0F1B2B
Tetradic#1B2B0F, #0F292B, #1F0F2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BF5047
Lighter +30%#9C3E37
Lighter +20%#772F29
Lighter +10%#51201C
Darker −10%#050202
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#320B08
Less saturated −25%#241716

Channel breakdown

R43
G17
B15
Red43 (16.9%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue15 (5.9%)
Hue4.29°
Saturation (HSL)48.28%
Lightness11.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2B · G 11 · B 0F

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