Colour

#2B1915

#2B1915
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B1915 is a red with RGB values 43, 25, 21 and HSL 11°, 34%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2B1915

RGBrgb(43, 25, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.098, 0.0824

RGB percentages16.9%, 9.8%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(10.9, 34.4%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 51.2%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 41.9%, 51.2%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,824,469

CSS custom property--colour: #2B1915;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.77:1

Contrast with white16.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#D4E6EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D1B15no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#211F15no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2F1618no 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 text16.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.3 Dim grey · ΔE 35 Gray · ΔE 43.9 Slate grey · ΔE 46.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 47.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#15272B

Analogous#2B151C, #2B2415

Triadic#152B19, #19152B

Split complementary#152B24, #151C2B

Tetradic#1C2B15, #15272B, #24152B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B06C5C

Lighter +30%#925547

Lighter +20%#704136

Lighter +10%#4D2D26

Darker −10%#090504

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#33140D

Less saturated −25%#231E1D

Channel breakdown

R43

G25

B21

Red43 (16.9%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue10.91°

Saturation (HSL)34.38%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2B · G 19 · B 15

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