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Recognised as Colour

#2C1218

  • #2C1218
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C1218 is a red with RGB values 44, 18, 24 and HSL 346°, 42%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C1218#2C1218
HEX#2C1218
RGBrgb(44, 18, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0706, 0.0941
RGB percentages17.3%, 7.1%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(346.2, 41.9%, 12.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 59.1%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 59.1%, 45.5%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,888,216
CSS custom property--colour: #2C1218;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.4:1
Contrast with white17.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#D3EDE7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#171718no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D1C17no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#301014no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.4Dim grey · ΔE 37.9Gray · ΔE 46.6Slate grey · ΔE 48.2Saddle brown · ΔE 49.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#122C26
Analogous#2C1225, #2C1912
Triadic#182C12, #12182C
Split complementary#122C19, #12252C
Tetradic#252C12, #122C26, #19122C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B85269
Lighter +30%#993E53
Lighter +20%#74303F
Lighter +10%#50212C
Darker −10%#080304
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#340A14
Less saturated −25%#241A1C

Channel breakdown

R44
G18
B24
Red44 (17.3%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue346.15°
Saturation (HSL)41.94%
Lightness12.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 12 · B 18

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