Recognised as Colour

#2C101E

#2C101E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C101E is a red with RGB values 44, 16, 30 and HSL 330°, 47%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C101E#2C101E

HEX#2C101E

RGBrgb(44, 16, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0627, 0.1176

RGB percentages17.3%, 6.3%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(330, 46.7%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 63.6%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 63.6%, 31.8%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,887,710

CSS custom property--colour: #2C101E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.5:1

Contrast with white17.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#D3EFE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#13161Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B1B1Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2F0F15no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36 Dim grey · ΔE 39.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 45.7 Gray · ΔE 47.7 Slate grey · ΔE 48.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#102C1E

Analogous#2C102C, #2C1010

Triadic#1E2C10, #101E2C

Split complementary#102C10, #102C2C

Tetradic#2C2C10, #102C1E, #10102C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BD4B84

Lighter +30%#9C396B

Lighter +20%#772B51

Lighter +10%#511E38

Darker −10%#070204

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#33091E

Less saturated −25%#24181E

Channel breakdown

R44

G16

B30

Red44 (17.3%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)46.67%

Lightness11.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 10 · B 1E

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