Colour

#30242A

#30242A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#30242A is a red with RGB values 48, 36, 42 and HSL 330°, 14%, 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

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HEX#30242A

RGBrgb(48, 36, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.1412, 0.1647

RGB percentages18.8%, 14.1%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(330, 14.3%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 25%, 18.8%)

CMYK0%, 25%, 12.5%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,154,986

CSS custom property--colour: #30242A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.6 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#CFDBD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#25262Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#28282Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#322426no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

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

Black · ΔE 17.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29.5 Gray · ΔE 38.5 Slate grey · ΔE 39.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 42.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24302A

Analogous#302430, #302424

Triadic#2A3024, #242A30

Split complementary#243024, #243030

Tetradic#303024, #24302A, #242430

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A08090

Lighter +30%#876676

Lighter +20%#6A505D

Lighter +10%#4D3A44

Darker −10%#130E10

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A192A

Less saturated −25%#2A2A2A

Channel breakdown

R48

G36

B42

Red48 (18.8%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 30 · G 24 · B 2A

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