Colour

#2E1612

#2E1612
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E1612 is a red with RGB values 46, 22, 18 and HSL 9°, 44%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2E1612

RGBrgb(46, 22, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0863, 0.0706

RGB percentages18%, 8.6%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(8.6, 43.8%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 60.9%, 18%)

CMYK0%, 52.2%, 60.9%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,020,306

CSS custom property--colour: #2E1612;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.94:1

Contrast with white16.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D1E9ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C1A12no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#211E12no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#331215no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.3 Dim grey · ΔE 36.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 45.2 Gray · ΔE 45.3 Sienna · ΔE 46.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#122A2E

Analogous#2E121C, #2E2412

Triadic#122E16, #16122E

Split complementary#122E24, #121C2E

Tetradic#1C2E12, #122A2E, #24122E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BB6051

Lighter +30%#9C4B3D

Lighter +20%#77392F

Lighter +10%#532820

Darker −10%#090404

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#36100A

Less saturated −25%#261C1A

Channel breakdown

R46

G22

B18

Red46 (18%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue8.57°

Saturation (HSL)43.75%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2E · G 16 · B 12

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