Colour

#2C1115

#2C1115
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C1115 is a red with RGB values 44, 17, 21 and HSL 351°, 44%, 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

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HEX#2C1115

RGBrgb(44, 17, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0667, 0.0824

RGB percentages17.3%, 6.7%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(351.1, 44.3%, 12%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 61.4%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 61.4%, 52.3%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,887,957

CSS custom property--colour: #2C1115;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.53:1

Contrast with white17.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#D3EEEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#161615no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D1B14no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#300E12no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.2 Dim grey · ΔE 38.5 Gray · ΔE 47.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 48.6 Slate grey · ΔE 49

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#112C28

Analogous#2C1123, #2C1A11

Triadic#152C11, #11152C

Split complementary#112C1A, #11232C

Tetradic#232C11, #112C28, #1A112C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BB4E5E

Lighter +30%#9A3C4A

Lighter +20%#762D38

Lighter +10%#511F27

Darker −10%#070303

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#340910

Less saturated −25%#24191A

Channel breakdown

R44

G17

B21

Red44 (17.3%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue351.11°

Saturation (HSL)44.26%

Lightness11.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 11 · B 15

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