Recognised as Colour
#2E0502
- #2E0502
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2E0502 is a red with RGB values 46, 5, 2 and HSL 4°, 92%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2E0502#2E0502
HEX#2E0502
RGBrgb(46, 5, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0196, 0.0078
RGB percentages18%, 2%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(4.1, 91.7%, 9.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.1, 95.7%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 89.1%, 95.7%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,015,938
CSS custom property--colour: #2E0502;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness25.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.44:1
Contrast with white18.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#D1FAFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#022B2E
Analogous#2E0215, #2E1B02
Triadic#022E05, #05022E
Split complementary#022E1B, #02152E
Tetradic#152E02, #022B2E, #1B022E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G5
B2
Red46 (18%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue4.09°
Saturation (HSL)91.67%
Lightness9.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 05 · B 02
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