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Recognised as Colour

#2C001C

  • #2C001C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C001C is a magenta with RGB values 44, 0, 28 and HSL 322°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C001C#2C001C
HEX#2C001C
RGBrgb(44, 0, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0, 0.1098
RGB percentages17.3%, 0%, 11%
HSLhsl(321.8, 100%, 8.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 100%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 36.4%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,883,612
CSS custom property--colour: #2C001C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness25.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.69:1
Contrast with white18.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#D3FFE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#050D1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#13151Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#30000Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.5Midnight blue · ΔE 44.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 44.8Dim grey · ΔE 46.6Purple · ΔE 51.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#002C10
Analogous#26002C, #2C0006
Triadic#1C2C00, #001C2C
Split complementary#062C00, #002C26
Tetradic#2C2600, #002C10, #00062C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8009E
Lighter +30%#C5007D
Lighter +20%#92005D
Lighter +10%#5F003C
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C001C
Less saturated −25%#27061B

Channel breakdown

R44
G0
B28
Red44 (17.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue321.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness8.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 00 · B 1C

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