#2a0501

Color #2a0501

A vivid, highly saturated very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 20.16 Nearest Tailwind class red-950 #460809 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a0501

RGB

rgb(42, 5, 1)

HSL

hsl(5.9, 95.3%, 8.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.9, 97.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 88.1%, 97.6%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(5.45, 17.65, 8.08)

LCH

lch(5.45, 19.41, 24.6)

OKLCH

oklch(18.9%, 0.064, 33.79)

HWB

hwb(5.9, 0.4%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#01262a

Analogous

#2a0111

#2a0501

#2a1901

Triadic

#2a0501

#012a05

#05012a

Split-complementary

#2a0501

#012a19

#01112a

Tetradic

#2a0501

#262a01

#01262a

#05012a

Square

#2a0501

#112a01

#01262a

#19012a

Shades

Color #2a0501 mixed toward black.

#230401

#1c0301

#150301

#0e0200

#070100

Tints

Color #2a0501 mixed toward white.

#760e03

#c21705

#fa311b

#fb7667

#fdbab3

Tones

Color #2a0501 mixed toward gray.

#260804

#230a08

#200d0b

#1c100f

#191312

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.12:1

White text reads better on this background (18.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1f02 · ΔE 26.1

Deuteranopia

#212302 · ΔE 27.9

Tritanopia

#290303 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#121212 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a0501;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a0501]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#2a0501 (#2a0501) is rgb(42, 5, 1) in RGB.

No, #2a0501 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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