Recognised as Colour
#2E1914
- #2E1914
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2E1914 is a red with RGB values 46, 25, 20 and HSL 12°, 39%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2E1914#2E1914
HEX#2E1914
RGBrgb(46, 25, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.098, 0.0784
RGB percentages18%, 9.8%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(11.5, 39.4%, 12.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 56.5%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 45.7%, 56.5%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,021,076
CSS custom property--colour: #2E1914;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness32.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#D1E6EB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#14292E
Analogous#2E141C, #2E2614
Triadic#142E19, #19142E
Split complementary#142E26, #141C2E
Tetradic#1C2E14, #14292E, #26142E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G25
B20
Red46 (18%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue11.54°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness12.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 19 · B 14
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