Colour

#2C1616

#2C1616
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C1616 is a red with RGB values 44, 22, 22 and HSL 0°, 33%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2C1616

RGBrgb(44, 22, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0863, 0.0863

RGB percentages17.3%, 8.6%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(0, 33.3%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 50%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 50%, 50%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,889,238

CSS custom property--colour: #2C1616;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.03:1

Contrast with white17.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D3E9E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A1916no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#201E16no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#301316no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.2 Dim grey · ΔE 36.2 Gray · ΔE 44.9 Slate grey · ΔE 47.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 47.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#162C2C

Analogous#2C1621, #2C2116

Triadic#162C16, #16162C

Split complementary#162C21, #16212C

Tetradic#212C16, #162C2C, #21162C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AF5F5F

Lighter +30%#924949

Lighter +20%#703838

Lighter +10%#4E2727

Darker −10%#0A0505

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#340E0E

Less saturated −25%#241E1E

Channel breakdown

R44

G22

B22

Red44 (17.3%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 16 · B 16

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