Colour

#2B140E

#2B140E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B140E is a red with RGB values 43, 20, 14 and HSL 12°, 51%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2B140E

RGBrgb(43, 20, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0784, 0.0549

RGB percentages16.9%, 7.8%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(12.4, 50.9%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.4, 67.4%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 53.5%, 67.4%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,823,182

CSS custom property--colour: #2B140E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.37:1

Contrast with white17.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#D4EBF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A170Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F1C0Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#301013no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.8 Dim grey · ΔE 37.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 45.8 Gray · ΔE 46.3 Sienna · ΔE 47.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E252B

Analogous#2B0E17, #2B220E

Triadic#0E2B14, #140E2B

Split complementary#0E2B22, #0E172B

Tetradic#172B0E, #0E252B, #230E2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C25D43

Lighter +30%#9E4A34

Lighter +20%#783827

Lighter +10%#51261B

Darker −10%#050201

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#321007

Less saturated −25%#241815

Channel breakdown

R43

G20

B14

Red43 (16.9%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue12.41°

Saturation (HSL)50.88%

Lightness11.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2B · G 14 · B 0E

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