Recognised as Colour

#2E150F

#2E150F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E150F is a red with RGB values 46, 21, 15 and HSL 12°, 51%, 12%. 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

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HEX#2E150F

RGBrgb(46, 21, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0824, 0.0588

RGB percentages18%, 8.2%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(11.6, 50.8%, 12%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 67.4%, 18%)

CMYK0%, 54.3%, 67.4%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,020,047

CSS custom property--colour: #2E150F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.07:1

Contrast with white17.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#D1EAF0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B190Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#211E0Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#331114no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.2 Dim grey · ΔE 37.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 44.4 Gray · ΔE 45.9 Sienna · ΔE 46.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0F282E

Analogous#2E0F19, #2E250F

Triadic#0F2E15, #150F2E

Split complementary#0F2E25, #0F182E

Tetradic#182E0F, #0F282E, #240F2E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C35E46

Lighter +30%#A14A35

Lighter +20%#7B3828

Lighter +10%#54271C

Darker −10%#080302

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#361007

Less saturated −25%#261A17

Channel breakdown

R46

G21

B15

Red46 (18%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue11.61°

Saturation (HSL)50.82%

Lightness11.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2E · G 15 · B 0F

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