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Recognised as Colour

#2C2220

  • #2C2220
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C2220 is a red with RGB values 44, 34, 32 and HSL 10°, 16%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2220#2C2220
HEX#2C2220
RGBrgb(44, 34, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1333, 0.1255
RGB percentages17.3%, 13.3%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(10, 15.8%, 14.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 27.3%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 22.7%, 27.3%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,892,320
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2220;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#D3DDDF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#242320no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#262520no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2E2121no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4Dim grey · ΔE 30.6Gray · ΔE 39.6Slate grey · ΔE 41.4Light slate grey · ΔE 44.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#202A2C
Analogous#2C2024, #2C2820
Triadic#202C22, #22202C
Split complementary#202C28, #20242C
Tetradic#242C20, #202A2C, #28202C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9E807A
Lighter +30%#856660
Lighter +20%#67504B
Lighter +10%#4A3935
Darker −10%#0E0B0B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#351C16
Less saturated −25%#262626

Channel breakdown

R44
G34
B32
Red44 (17.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)15.79%
Lightness14.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 22 · B 20

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