Recognised as Colour

#2C030C

#2C030C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C030C is a red with RGB values 44, 3, 12 and HSL 347°, 87%, 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

#2C030C#2C030C

HEX#2C030C

RGBrgb(44, 3, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0118, 0.0471

RGB percentages17.3%, 1.2%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(346.8, 87.2%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 93.2%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 93.2%, 72.7%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,884,364

CSS custom property--colour: #2C030C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness24.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.66:1

Contrast with white18.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C

Inverted#D3FCF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D0D0Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#18160Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#310006no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 42.2 Dim grey · ΔE 44.2 Maroon · ΔE 47.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 49.1 Sienna · ΔE 50.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#032C23

Analogous#2C0321, #2C0E03

Triadic#0C2C03, #030C2C

Split complementary#032C0E, #03212C

Tetradic#212C03, #032C23, #0E032C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EB1040

Lighter +30%#BB0D33

Lighter +20%#8B0A26

Lighter +10%#5C0619

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F000A

Less saturated −25%#26090F

Channel breakdown

R44

B12

Red44 (17.3%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue346.83°

Saturation (HSL)87.23%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 03 · B 0C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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