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Recognised as Colour

#2C2223

  • #2C2223
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C2223 is a red with RGB values 44, 34, 35 and HSL 354°, 13%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2223#2C2223
HEX#2C2223
RGBrgb(44, 34, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1333, 0.1373
RGB percentages17.3%, 13.3%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(354, 12.8%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354, 22.7%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 22.7%, 20.5%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,892,323
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2223;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#D3DDDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#242323no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#262523no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#2E2122no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2Dim grey · ΔE 30.4Gray · ΔE 39.5Slate grey · ΔE 40.8Light slate grey · ΔE 43.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#222C2B
Analogous#2C2228, #2C2622
Triadic#232C22, #22232C
Split complementary#222C26, #22282C
Tetradic#282C22, #222C2B, #26222C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9C7E81
Lighter +30%#826568
Lighter +20%#664E51
Lighter +10%#49383A
Darker −10%#0F0C0C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#36181B
Less saturated −25%#272727

Channel breakdown

R44
G34
B35
Red44 (17.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue354°
Saturation (HSL)12.82%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 22 · B 23

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