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Recognised as Colour

#2B1922

  • #2B1922
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B1922 is a red with RGB values 43, 25, 34 and HSL 330°, 26%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B1922#2B1922
HEX#2B1922
RGBrgb(43, 25, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.098, 0.1333
RGB percentages16.9%, 9.8%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(330, 26.5%, 13.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 41.9%, 16.9%)
CMYK0%, 41.9%, 20.9%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,824,482
CSS custom property--colour: #2B1922;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness32.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#D4E6DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A1D22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F1F22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#2D191Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 30Dim grey · ΔE 34.8Gray · ΔE 43.6Slate grey · ΔE 44.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 46.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#192B22
Analogous#2B192B, #2B1919
Triadic#222B19, #19222B
Split complementary#192B19, #192B2B
Tetradic#2B2B19, #192B22, #19192B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A86888
Lighter +30%#8C516F
Lighter +20%#6C3F55
Lighter +10%#4B2C3C
Darker −10%#0B0609
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#341022
Less saturated −25%#232122

Channel breakdown

R43
G25
B34
Red43 (16.9%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)26.47%
Lightness13.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2B · G 19 · B 22

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