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Recognised as Colour

#2C111B

  • #2C111B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C111B is a red with RGB values 44, 17, 27 and HSL 338°, 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

#2C111B#2C111B
HEX#2C111B
RGBrgb(44, 17, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0667, 0.1059
RGB percentages17.3%, 6.7%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(337.8, 44.3%, 12%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.8, 61.4%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 61.4%, 38.6%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,887,963
CSS custom property--colour: #2C111B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01016WCAG 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 17.45:1
Contrast with white17.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#D3EEE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#15171Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C1C1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#300F15no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.1Dim grey · ΔE 38.5Gray · ΔE 47Dark slateblue · ΔE 48Slate grey · ΔE 48.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#112C22
Analogous#2C1128, #2C1411
Triadic#1B2C11, #111B2C
Split complementary#112C14, #11282C
Tetradic#282C11, #112C22, #15112C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB4E76
Lighter +30%#9A3C5F
Lighter +20%#762D48
Lighter +10%#511F32
Darker −10%#070304
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#340919
Less saturated −25%#24191D

Channel breakdown

R44
G17
B27
Red44 (17.3%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue337.78°
Saturation (HSL)44.26%
Lightness11.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 11 · B 1B

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