Colour

#2B1616

#2B1616
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B1616 is a red with RGB values 43, 22, 22 and HSL 0°, 32%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2B1616

RGBrgb(43, 22, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0863, 0.0863

RGB percentages16.9%, 8.6%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(0, 32.3%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 48.8%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 48.8%, 48.8%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,823,702

CSS custom property--colour: #2B1616;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.09:1

Contrast with white17.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#D4E9E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A1916no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F1D16no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2F1416no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Dim grey · ΔE 36.2 Gray · ΔE 45 Slate grey · ΔE 47.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 48.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#162B2B

Analogous#2B1621, #2B2116

Triadic#162B16, #16162B

Split complementary#162B21, #16212B

Tetradic#212B16, #162B2B, #21162B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AD6060

Lighter +30%#904A4A

Lighter +20%#6E3939

Lighter +10%#4D2727

Darker −10%#090505

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#330E0E

Less saturated −25%#231E1E

Channel breakdown

R43

G22

B22

Red43 (16.9%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)32.31%

Lightness12.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2B · G 16 · B 16

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