Colour

#2E0815

#2E0815
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E0815 is a red with RGB values 46, 8, 21 and HSL 339°, 70%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2E0815

RGBrgb(46, 8, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0314, 0.0824

RGB percentages18%, 3.1%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(339.5, 70.4%, 10.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 82.6%, 18%)

CMYK0%, 82.6%, 54.3%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,016,725

CSS custom property--colour: #2E0815;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.08:1

Contrast with white18.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#D1F7EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#101115no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A1914no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#33040Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.5 Dim grey · ΔE 42.5 Maroon · ΔE 49.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 49.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 50.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#082E21

Analogous#2E0828, #2E0E08

Triadic#152E08, #08152E

Split complementary#082E0E, #08282E

Tetradic#282E08, #082E21, #0E082E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DA2865

Lighter +30%#B01F51

Lighter +20%#85173D

Lighter +10%#591029

Darker −10%#030001

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#350113

Less saturated −25%#270F17

Channel breakdown

R46

B21

Red46 (18%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue339.47°

Saturation (HSL)70.37%

Lightness10.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2E · G 08 · B 15

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