Colour

#30282B

#30282B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#30282B is a red with RGB values 48, 40, 43 and HSL 338°, 9%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#30282B#30282B

HEX#30282B

RGBrgb(48, 40, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.1569, 0.1686

RGB percentages18.8%, 15.7%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(337.5, 9.1%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 16.7%, 18.8%)

CMYK0%, 16.7%, 10.4%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,156,011

CSS custom property--colour: #30282B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.34:1

Contrast with white14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#CFD7D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29292Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2B2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#312829no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Dim grey · ΔE 27.7 Gray · ΔE 36.8 Slate grey · ΔE 37.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28302D

Analogous#30282F, #302928

Triadic#2B3028, #282B30

Split complementary#283029, #282F30

Tetradic#2F3028, #28302D, #292830

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9C8890

Lighter +30%#836E76

Lighter +20%#68565D

Lighter +10%#4C3F44

Darker −10%#141112

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B1D28

Less saturated −25%#2C2C2C

Channel breakdown

R48

G40

B43

Red48 (18.8%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue337.5°

Saturation (HSL)9.09%

Lightness17.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 30 · G 28 · B 2B

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Colour values

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