Colour

#2C0819

#2C0819
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C0819 is a red with RGB values 44, 8, 25 and HSL 332°, 69%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2C0819

RGBrgb(44, 8, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0314, 0.098

RGB percentages17.3%, 3.1%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(331.7, 69.2%, 10.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.7, 81.8%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 81.8%, 43.2%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,885,657

CSS custom property--colour: #2C0819;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.17:1

Contrast with white18.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#D3F7E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E1119no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#181818no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#30060Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.2 Dim grey · ΔE 42.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 46.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 49.5 Gray · ΔE 50.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#082C1B

Analogous#2C082B, #2C0908

Triadic#192C08, #08192C

Split complementary#082C09, #082B2C

Tetradic#2B2C08, #082C1B, #09082C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8287B

Lighter +30%#AD2063

Lighter +20%#82184A

Lighter +10%#571032

Darker −10%#010000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#330219

Less saturated −25%#260E19

Channel breakdown

R44

B25

Red44 (17.3%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue331.67°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness10.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 08 · B 19

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