Recognised as Colour

#2C211E

#2C211E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C211E is a red with RGB values 44, 33, 30 and HSL 13°, 19%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2C211E

RGBrgb(44, 33, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1294, 0.1176

RGB percentages17.3%, 12.9%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(12.9, 18.9%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 31.8%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 25%, 31.8%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,892,062

CSS custom property--colour: #2C211E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.63:1

Contrast with white15.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#D3DEE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23221Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#26241Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2F2020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Dim grey · ΔE 31.1 Gray · ΔE 40.1 Slate grey · ΔE 42.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 45.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E292C

Analogous#2C1E22, #2C281E

Triadic#1E2C21, #211E2C

Split complementary#1E2C28, #1E222C

Tetradic#222C1E, #1E292C, #281E2C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A17E75

Lighter +30%#87655C

Lighter +20%#694E47

Lighter +10%#4A3833

Darker −10%#0E0A09

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#351C15

Less saturated −25%#252525

Channel breakdown

R44

G33

B30

Red44 (17.3%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue12.86°

Saturation (HSL)18.92%

Lightness14.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 21 · B 1E

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