Recognised as Colour

#2E090B

#2E090B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E090B is a red with RGB values 46, 9, 11 and HSL 357°, 67%, 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

#2E090B#2E090B

HEX#2E090B

RGBrgb(46, 9, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0353, 0.0431

RGB percentages18%, 3.5%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(356.8, 67.3%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 80.4%, 18%)

CMYK0%, 80.4%, 76.1%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,016,971

CSS custom property--colour: #2E090B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.1:1

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

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

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#D1F6F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#13110Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C190Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Tritanopia#33030Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.3 Dim grey · ΔE 42.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 46.3 Maroon · ΔE 46.5 Sienna · ΔE 47.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#092E2C

Analogous#2E091D, #2E1A09

Triadic#0B2E09, #090B2E

Split complementary#092E1A, #091D2E

Tetradic#1D2E09, #092E2C, #1A092E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D62D36

Lighter +30%#AE222A

Lighter +20%#831A1F

Lighter +10%#591115

Darker −10%#030101

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#350205

Less saturated −25%#271011

Channel breakdown

R46

B11

Red46 (18%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue356.76°

Saturation (HSL)67.27%

Lightness10.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2E · G 09 · B 0B

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