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Recognised as Colour

#2F090C

  • #2F090C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2F090C is a red with RGB values 47, 9, 12 and HSL 355°, 68%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2F090C#2F090C
HEX#2F090C
RGBrgb(47, 9, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0353, 0.0471
RGB percentages18.4%, 3.5%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(355.3, 67.9%, 11%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.3, 80.9%, 18.4%)
CMYK0%, 80.9%, 74.5%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,082,508
CSS custom property--colour: #2F090C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness26.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.02:1
Contrast with white18.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#D0F6F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#13110Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D190Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#34030Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.6Dim grey · ΔE 42.3Maroon · ΔE 46.1Saddle brown · ΔE 46.1Sienna · ΔE 47.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#092F2C
Analogous#2F091F, #2F1909
Triadic#0C2F09, #090C2F
Split complementary#092F19, #091F2F
Tetradic#1F2F09, #092F2C, #19092F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D72D3B
Lighter +30%#AF222D
Lighter +20%#851922
Lighter +10%#5A1117
Darker −10%#040101
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#360206
Less saturated −25%#281012

Channel breakdown

R47
G9
B12
Red47 (18.4%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue355.26°
Saturation (HSL)67.86%
Lightness10.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2F · G 09 · B 0C

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