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Recognised as Colour

#2D1C1C

  • #2D1C1C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2D1C1C is a red with RGB values 45, 28, 28 and HSL 0°, 23%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2D1C1C#2D1C1C
HEX#2D1C1C
RGBrgb(45, 28, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1098, 0.1098
RGB percentages17.6%, 11%, 11%
HSLhsl(0, 23.3%, 14.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 37.8%, 17.6%)
CMYK0%, 37.8%, 37.8%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,956,316
CSS custom property--colour: #2D1C1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.22:1
Contrast with white16.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#D2E3E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F1E1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#23221Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#301A1Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5Dim grey · ΔE 33.2Gray · ΔE 42.1Slate grey · ΔE 44Light slate grey · ΔE 47.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C2D2D
Analogous#2D1C25, #2D251C
Triadic#1C2D1C, #1C1C2D
Split complementary#1C2D25, #1C252D
Tetradic#252D1C, #1C2D2D, #251C2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A66F6F
Lighter +30%#8B5757
Lighter +20%#6C4343
Lighter +10%#4C3030
Darker −10%#0E0808
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#361313
Less saturated −25%#252525

Channel breakdown

R45
G28
B28
Red45 (17.6%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)23.29%
Lightness14.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2D · G 1C · B 1C

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