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Colour

#2C182A

  • #2C182A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C182A is a magenta with RGB values 44, 24, 42 and HSL 306°, 29%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C182A#2C182A
HEX#2C182A
RGBrgb(44, 24, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0941, 0.1647
RGB percentages17.3%, 9.4%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(306, 29.4%, 13.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306, 45.5%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 45.5%, 4.5%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,889,770
CSS custom property--colour: #2C182A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.52:1
Contrast with white16.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#D3E7D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#171D2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C2029no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2E191Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.3Dim grey · ΔE 36.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 41Slate grey · ΔE 44.2Gray · ΔE 44.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#182C1A
Analogous#24182C, #2C1820
Triadic#2A2C18, #182A2C
Split complementary#202C18, #182C24
Tetradic#2C2418, #182C1A, #18202C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AB65A4
Lighter +30%#8F4E89
Lighter +20%#6E3C69
Lighter +10%#4D2A4A
Darker −10%#0B060B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#351031
Less saturated −25%#242123

Channel breakdown

R44
G24
B42
Red44 (17.3%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue306°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness13.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 18 · B 2A

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