Colour
#2E2528
- #2E2528
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2E2528 is a red with RGB values 46, 37, 40 and HSL 340°, 11%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2E2528#2E2528
HEX#2E2528
RGBrgb(46, 37, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1451, 0.1569
RGB percentages18%, 14.5%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(340, 10.8%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 19.6%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 19.6%, 13%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,168
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2528;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.88:1
Contrast with white14.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#D1DAD7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#252E2B
Analogous#2E252C, #2E2725
Triadic#282E25, #25282E
Split complementary#252E26, #252D2E
Tetradic#2C2E25, #252E2B, #27252E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G37
B40
Red46 (18%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)10.84%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 25 · B 28
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