Colour

#2C0010

#2C0010
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C0010 is a red with RGB values 44, 0, 16 and HSL 338°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C0010#2C0010

HEX#2C0010

RGBrgb(44, 0, 16)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0, 0.0627

RGB percentages17.3%, 0%, 6.3%

HSLhsl(338.2, 100%, 8.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 100%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 63.6%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,883,600

CSS custom property--colour: #2C0010;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness24.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.84:1

Contrast with white18.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B

Inverted#D3FFEF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#090B10no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#16150Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#310006no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 43.6 Dim grey · ΔE 45.5 Maroon · ΔE 49 Dark slateblue · ΔE 50.4 Brown · ΔE 51.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#002C1C

Analogous#2C0026, #2C0600

Triadic#102C00, #00102C

Split complementary#002C06, #00262C

Tetradic#262C00, #002C1C, #06002C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8005A

Lighter +30%#C50048

Lighter +20%#920035

Lighter +10%#5F0023

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C0010

Less saturated −25%#270611

Channel breakdown

R44

B16

Red44 (17.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue16 (6.3%)

Hue338.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness8.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 00 · B 10

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