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Recognised as Colour

#2C1911

  • #2C1911
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C1911 is a orange with RGB values 44, 25, 17 and HSL 18°, 44%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C1911#2C1911
HEX#2C1911
RGBrgb(44, 25, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.098, 0.0667
RGB percentages17.3%, 9.8%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(17.8, 44.3%, 12%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.8, 61.4%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 43.2%, 61.4%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,890,001
CSS custom property--colour: #2C1911;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.74:1
Contrast with white16.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#D3E6EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#1E1B10no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#221F11no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#301617no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#11242C
Analogous#2C1117, #2C2611
Triadic#112C19, #19112C
Split complementary#112C27, #11162C
Tetradic#162C11, #11242C, #27112C

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#BB6E4E
Lighter +30%#9A583C
Lighter +20%#76432D
Lighter +10%#512E1F
Darker −10%#070403
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#341609
Less saturated −25%#241C19

Channel breakdown

R44
G25
B17
Red44 (17.3%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue17.78°
Saturation (HSL)44.26%
Lightness11.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 19 · B 11

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