Colour

#2F0500

#2F0500
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2F0500 is a red with RGB values 47, 5, 0 and HSL 6°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2F0500#2F0500

HEX#2F0500

RGBrgb(47, 5, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0196, 0

RGB percentages18.4%, 2%, 0%

HSLhsl(6.4, 100%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.4, 100%, 18.4%)

CMYK0%, 89.4%, 100%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,081,472

CSS custom property--colour: #2F0500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.38:1

Contrast with white18.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#D0FAFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#120E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C1800no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#350004no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 43 Maroon · ΔE 43.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 44.2 Dim grey · ΔE 44.3 Sienna · ΔE 46.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#002A2F

Analogous#2F0012, #2F1D00

Triadic#002F05, #05002F

Split complementary#002F1C, #00132F

Tetradic#132F00, #002A2F, #1C002F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FB1B00

Lighter +30%#C81500

Lighter +20%#951000

Lighter +10%#620A00

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F0500

Less saturated −25%#290A06

Channel breakdown

R47

Red47 (18.4%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue6.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2F · G 05 · B 00

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