#2a0502

Color #2a0502

A vivid, highly saturated very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 20.12 Nearest Tailwind class red-950 #460809 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a0502

RGB

rgb(42, 5, 2)

HSL

hsl(4.5, 90.9%, 8.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.5, 95.2%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 88.1%, 95.2%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(5.47, 17.76, 7.7)

LCH

lch(5.47, 19.36, 23.44)

OKLCH

oklch(19%, 0.0635, 31.54)

HWB

hwb(4.5, 0.8%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#02272a

Analogous

#2a0213

#2a0502

#2a1902

Triadic

#2a0502

#022a05

#05022a

Split-complementary

#2a0502

#022a19

#02132a

Tetradic

#2a0502

#272a02

#02272a

#05022a

Square

#2a0502

#132a02

#02272a

#19022a

Shades

Color #2a0502 mixed toward black.

#230402

#1c0301

#150201

#0e0201

#070100

Tints

Color #2a0502 mixed toward white.

#740e06

#be1709

#f43021

#f8756b

#fbbab5

Tones

Color #2a0502 mixed toward gray.

#270805

#230b09

#200d0c

#1d100f

#191313

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.12:1

White text reads better on this background (18.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1f03 · ΔE 26.1

Deuteranopia

#212303 · ΔE 28

Tritanopia

#290303 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#121212 · ΔE 17

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a0502;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a0502]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#2a0502 (#2a0502) is rgb(42, 5, 2) in RGB.

No, #2a0502 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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