Recognised as Colour

#2C010A

#2C010A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C010A is a red with RGB values 44, 1, 10 and HSL 347°, 96%, 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

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HEX#2C010A

RGBrgb(44, 1, 10)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0039, 0.0392

RGB percentages17.3%, 0.4%, 3.9%

HSLhsl(347.4, 95.6%, 8.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.4, 97.7%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 97.7%, 77.3%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,883,850

CSS custom property--colour: #2C010A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness24.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.82:1

Contrast with white18.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B

Inverted#D3FEF5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C0B0Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#171509no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Tritanopia#310004no 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 text18.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 43.1 Dim grey · ΔE 45 Maroon · ΔE 47.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 49.2 Brown · ΔE 50.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#012C23

Analogous#2C011F, #2C0E01

Triadic#0A2C01, #010A2C

Split complementary#012C0E, #011F2C

Tetradic#1F2C01, #012C23, #0E012C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F30637

Lighter +30%#C2042C

Lighter +20%#900321

Lighter +10%#5E0215

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D0009

Less saturated −25%#26070D

Channel breakdown

R44

B10

Red44 (17.3%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue10 (3.9%)

Hue347.44°

Saturation (HSL)95.56%

Lightness8.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 01 · B 0A

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