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Recognised as Colour

#2E1414

  • #2E1414
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E1414 is a red with RGB values 46, 20, 20 and HSL 0°, 39%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E1414#2E1414
HEX#2E1414
RGBrgb(46, 20, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0784, 0.0784
RGB percentages18%, 7.8%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(0, 39.4%, 12.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 56.5%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 56.5%, 56.5%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,019,796
CSS custom property--colour: #2E1414;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.12:1
Contrast with white17.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#D1EBEB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A1814no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#201E14no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#331114no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.1Dim grey · ΔE 37.3Gray · ΔE 45.9Saddle brown · ΔE 46.5Sienna · ΔE 47.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#142E2E
Analogous#2E1421, #2E2114
Triadic#142E14, #14142E
Split complementary#142E21, #14212E
Tetradic#212E14, #142E2E, #21142E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B65858
Lighter +30%#994242
Lighter +20%#753333
Lighter +10%#522323
Darker −10%#0A0505
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#360C0C
Less saturated −25%#261C1C

Channel breakdown

R46
G20
B20
Red46 (18%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness12.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 14 · B 14

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