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Recognised as Colour

#2C1612

  • #2C1612
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C1612 is a red with RGB values 44, 22, 18 and HSL 9°, 42%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C1612#2C1612
HEX#2C1612
RGBrgb(44, 22, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0863, 0.0706
RGB percentages17.3%, 8.6%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(9.2, 41.9%, 12.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 59.1%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 59.1%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,889,234
CSS custom property--colour: #2C1612;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.06:1
Contrast with white17.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#D3E9ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B1912no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#201E12no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#301315no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.6Dim grey · ΔE 36.6Gray · ΔE 45.3Saddle brown · ΔE 46.1Sienna · ΔE 47.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#12282C
Analogous#2C121B, #2C2312
Triadic#122C16, #16122C
Split complementary#122C23, #121B2C
Tetradic#1B2C12, #12282C, #23122C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B86252
Lighter +30%#994C3E
Lighter +20%#743A30
Lighter +10%#502821
Darker −10%#080403
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#34110A
Less saturated −25%#241B1A

Channel breakdown

R44
G22
B18
Red44 (17.3%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue9.23°
Saturation (HSL)41.94%
Lightness12.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 16 · B 12

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