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Recognised as Colour

#2C271A

  • #2C271A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C271A is a orange with RGB values 44, 39, 26 and HSL 43°, 26%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C271A#2C271A
HEX#2C271A
RGBrgb(44, 39, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1529, 0.102
RGB percentages17.3%, 15.3%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(43.3, 25.7%, 13.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.3, 40.9%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 40.9%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,893,594
CSS custom property--colour: #2C271A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.87:1
Contrast with white14.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#D3D8E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#2A2719no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B281Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2F2524no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1A1F2C
Analogous#2C1E1A, #282C1A
Triadic#1A2C27, #271A2C
Split complementary#1A282C, #1E1A2C
Tetradic#1A2C1E, #1A1F2C, #2C1A28

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#A7966B
Lighter +30%#8C7C53
Lighter +20%#6C6040
Lighter +10%#4C432D
Darker −10%#0C0B07
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#352B11
Less saturated −25%#232323

Channel breakdown

R44
G39
B26
Red44 (17.3%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue43.33°
Saturation (HSL)25.71%
Lightness13.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 27 · B 1A

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