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Recognised as Colour

#2E1618

  • #2E1618
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E1618 is a red with RGB values 46, 22, 24 and HSL 355°, 35%, 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

#2E1618#2E1618
HEX#2E1618
RGBrgb(46, 22, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0863, 0.0941
RGB percentages18%, 8.6%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(355, 35.3%, 13.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355, 52.2%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 52.2%, 47.8%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,020,312
CSS custom property--colour: #2E1618;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.88:1
Contrast with white16.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#D1E9E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B1A18no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#211F18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#321317no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.6Dim grey · ΔE 36.1Gray · ΔE 44.8Slate grey · ΔE 46.9Saddle brown · ΔE 47.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#162E2C
Analogous#2E1624, #2E2016
Triadic#182E16, #16182E
Split complementary#162E20, #16242E
Tetradic#242E16, #162E2C, #20162E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B25E65
Lighter +30%#96484E
Lighter +20%#73373C
Lighter +10%#51272A
Darker −10%#0C0606
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#370E11
Less saturated −25%#261E1F

Channel breakdown

R46
G22
B24
Red46 (18%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue355°
Saturation (HSL)35.29%
Lightness13.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 16 · B 18

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