Recognised as Colour

#2C0402

#2C0402
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C0402 is a red with RGB values 44, 4, 2 and HSL 3°, 91%, 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

#2C0402#2C0402

HEX#2C0402

RGBrgb(44, 4, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0157, 0.0078

RGB percentages17.3%, 1.6%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(2.9, 91.3%, 9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.9, 95.5%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 90.9%, 95.5%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,884,610

CSS custom property--colour: #2C0402;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00627WCAG 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 18.66:1

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

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

Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C

Inverted#D3FBFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#100D02no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A1601no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#320004no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 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 21.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 42 Dim grey · ΔE 44.1 Maroon · ΔE 46 Saddle brown · ΔE 46.3 Sienna · ΔE 48.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#022A2C

Analogous#2C0215, #2C1902

Triadic#022C04, #04022C

Split complementary#022C19, #02152C

Tetradic#152C02, #022A2C, #19022C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EF160B

Lighter +30%#BE1109

Lighter +20%#8E0D06

Lighter +10%#5D0804

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E0200

Less saturated −25%#260908

Channel breakdown

R44

Red44 (17.3%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue2.86°

Saturation (HSL)91.3%

Lightness9.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 04 · B 02

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