Colour
#2B1918
- #2B1918
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2B1918 is a red with RGB values 43, 25, 24 and HSL 3°, 28%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2B1918#2B1918
HEX#2B1918
RGBrgb(43, 25, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.098, 0.0941
RGB percentages16.9%, 9.8%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(3.2, 28.4%, 13.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 44.2%, 16.9%)
CMYK0%, 41.9%, 44.2%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,824,472
CSS custom property--colour: #2B1918;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.73:1
Contrast with white16.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#D4E6E7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#182A2B
Analogous#2B1821, #2B2218
Triadic#182B19, #19182B
Split complementary#182B23, #18212B
Tetradic#212B18, #182A2B, #23182B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G25
B24
Red43 (16.9%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue3.16°
Saturation (HSL)28.36%
Lightness13.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2B · G 19 · B 18
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