#2e0000

Color #2e0000

A vivid, highly saturated very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 24.47 Nearest Tailwind class red-950 #460809 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2e0000

RGB

rgb(46, 0, 0)

HSL

hsl(0, 100%, 9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 100%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 82%)

LAB

lab(5.25, 22.42, 8.29)

LCH

lch(5.25, 23.9, 20.29)

OKLCH

oklch(18.9%, 0.0776, 29.24)

HWB

hwb(0, 0%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#002e2e

Analogous

#2e0017

#2e0000

#2e1700

Triadic

#2e0000

#002e00

#00002e

Split-complementary

#2e0000

#002e17

#00172e

Tetradic

#2e0000

#2e2e00

#002e2e

#00002e

Square

#2e0000

#172e00

#002e2e

#17002e

Shades

Color #2e0000 mixed toward black.

#260000

#1f0000

#170000

#0f0000

#080000

Tints

Color #2e0000 mixed toward white.

#7b0000

#c90000

#ff1717

#ff6464

#ffb2b2

Tones

Color #2e0000 mixed toward gray.

#2a0404

#260808

#220b0b

#1f0f0f

#1b1313

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.12:1

White text reads better on this background (18.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212100 · ΔE 29.1

Deuteranopia

#232600 · ΔE 31.2

Tritanopia

#2d0000 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#111111 · ΔE 19.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e0000;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e0000]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#2e0000 (#2e0000) is rgb(46, 0, 0) in RGB.

No, #2e0000 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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