Recognised as Colour

#2D1612

#2D1612
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2D1612 is a red with RGB values 45, 22, 18 and HSL 9°, 43%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2D1612#2D1612

HEX#2D1612

RGBrgb(45, 22, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.0863, 0.0706

RGB percentages17.6%, 8.6%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(8.9, 42.9%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.9, 60%, 17.6%)

CMYK0%, 51.1%, 60%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,954,770

CSS custom property--colour: #2D1612;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17:1

Contrast with white17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D2E9ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B1912no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#211E12no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#311315no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.9 Dim grey · ΔE 36.6 Gray · ΔE 45.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 45.7 Sienna · ΔE 47.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12292D

Analogous#2D121B, #2D2412

Triadic#122D16, #16122D

Split complementary#122D24, #121B2D

Tetradic#1B2D12, #12292D, #24122D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BA6151

Lighter +30%#9A4B3E

Lighter +20%#763A2F

Lighter +10%#512821

Darker −10%#090403

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#35100A

Less saturated −25%#251C1A

Channel breakdown

R45

G22

B18

Red45 (17.6%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue8.89°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness12.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2D · G 16 · B 12

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