Colour

#2C0002

#2C0002
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C0002 is a red with RGB values 44, 0, 2 and HSL 357°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C0002#2C0002

HEX#2C0002

RGBrgb(44, 0, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0, 0.0078

RGB percentages17.3%, 0%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(357.3, 100%, 8.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.3, 100%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 95.5%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,883,586

CSS custom property--colour: #2C0002;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness24.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.95:1

Contrast with white18.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#090909

Inverted#D3FFFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C0A02no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#181401no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#320001no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23 Dark slate grey · ΔE 43.6 Dim grey · ΔE 45.5 Maroon · ΔE 45.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 47.4 Sienna · ΔE 49

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#002C2A

Analogous#2C0018, #2C1400

Triadic#022C00, #00022C

Split complementary#002C14, #00182C

Tetradic#182C00, #002C2A, #14002C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8000B

Lighter +30%#C50009

Lighter +20%#920007

Lighter +10%#5F0004

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C0002

Less saturated −25%#270607

Channel breakdown

R44

Red44 (17.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue357.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness8.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 00 · B 02

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