Colour

#2F1717

#2F1717
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2F1717 is a red with RGB values 47, 23, 23 and HSL 0°, 34%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2F1717

RGBrgb(47, 23, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0902, 0.0902

RGB percentages18.4%, 9%, 9%

HSLhsl(0, 34.3%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 51.1%, 18.4%)

CMYK0%, 51.1%, 51.1%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,086,103

CSS custom property--colour: #2F1717;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.72:1

Contrast with white16.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#D0E8E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C1B17no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#222017no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#331417no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Dim grey · ΔE 35.8 Gray · ΔE 44.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 46.6 Slate grey · ΔE 46.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#172F2F

Analogous#2F1723, #2F2317

Triadic#172F17, #17172F

Split complementary#172F23, #17232F

Tetradic#232F17, #172F2F, #23172F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B16161

Lighter +30%#964949

Lighter +20%#733939

Lighter +10%#512828

Darker −10%#0D0606

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#380E0E

Less saturated −25%#262020

Channel breakdown

R47

G23

B23

Red47 (18.4%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)34.29%

Lightness13.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2F · G 17 · B 17

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