Recognised as Colour

#2C0701

#2C0701
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C0701 is a red with RGB values 44, 7, 1 and HSL 8°, 96%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C0701#2C0701

HEX#2C0701

RGBrgb(44, 7, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0275, 0.0039

RGB percentages17.3%, 2.7%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(8.4, 95.6%, 8.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.4, 97.7%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 84.1%, 97.7%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,885,377

CSS custom property--colour: #2C0701;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0069WCAG 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 18.45:1

Contrast with white18.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#D3F8FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#120F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B1700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#320006no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.9 Dim grey · ΔE 43.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 45.3 Maroon · ΔE 45.9 Sienna · ΔE 47.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01262C

Analogous#2C0110, #2C1D01

Triadic#012C07, #07012C

Split complementary#012C1D, #01102C

Tetradic#102C01, #01262C, #1D012C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F32706

Lighter +30%#C21F04

Lighter +20%#901703

Lighter +10%#5E0F02

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D0600

Less saturated −25%#260B07

Channel breakdown

R44

Red44 (17.3%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue8.37°

Saturation (HSL)95.56%

Lightness8.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 07 · B 01

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