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Recognised as Colour

#2C231F

  • #2C231F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C231F is a orange with RGB values 44, 35, 31 and HSL 18°, 17%, 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

#2C231F#2C231F
HEX#2C231F
RGBrgb(44, 35, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1373, 0.1216
RGB percentages17.3%, 13.7%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(18.5, 17.3%, 14.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.5, 29.5%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 29.5%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,892,575
CSS custom property--colour: #2C231F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#D3DCE0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#25241Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#27261Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2F2222no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.9Dim grey · ΔE 30.3Gray · ΔE 39.4Slate grey · ΔE 41.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 44.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F282C
Analogous#2C1F22, #2C2A1F
Triadic#1F2C23, #231F2C
Split complementary#1F2C2A, #1F222C
Tetradic#222C1F, #1F282C, #2A1F2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A08477
Lighter +30%#866A5E
Lighter +20%#685349
Lighter +10%#4A3B34
Darker −10%#0E0B0A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#351F16
Less saturated −25%#262626

Channel breakdown

R44
G35
B31
Red44 (17.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue18.46°
Saturation (HSL)17.33%
Lightness14.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 23 · B 1F

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