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Recognised as Colour

#2E1201

  • #2E1201
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E1201 is a orange with RGB values 46, 18, 1 and HSL 23°, 96%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E1201#2E1201
HEX#2E1201
RGBrgb(46, 18, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0706, 0.0039
RGB percentages18%, 7.1%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(22.7, 95.7%, 9.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.7, 97.8%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 60.9%, 97.8%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,019,265
CSS custom property--colour: #2E1201;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.45:1
Contrast with white17.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#D1EDFE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A1600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#211C01no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#340C0Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.2Dim grey · ΔE 39.9Saddle brown · ΔE 41.8Sienna · ΔE 44.3Maroon · ΔE 46
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#011D2E
Analogous#2E0106, #2E2901
Triadic#012E12, #12012E
Split complementary#012E28, #01072E
Tetradic#062E01, #011D2E, #29012E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F66005
Lighter +30%#C44D04
Lighter +20%#923903
Lighter +10%#602602
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F1200
Less saturated −25%#281307

Channel breakdown

R46
G18
B1
Red46 (18%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue22.67°
Saturation (HSL)95.74%
Lightness9.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 12 · B 01

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