#2A0205#2A0205

#2A0205 is a very dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.005; OKLCH L 18.5% C 0.068 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0205
RGB	rgb(42, 2, 5)
HSL	hsl(356, 91%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(356, 95%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 95.2%, 88.1%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(4.94, 19.46, 5.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(4.94, 20.28, 16.35°)
OKLab	oklab(18.46% 0.0634 0.0248)
OKLCH	oklch(18.46% 0.068 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.0041, 0.5468, 0.1962)
Luminance	0.0055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0205 #022A27

analogous

#2A0219 #2A0205 #2A1302

triadic

#2A0205 #052A02 #02052A

tetradic

#2A0205 #192A02 #022A27 #13022A

square

#2A0205 #192A02 #022A27 #13022A

split-complementary

#2A0205 #022A13 #02192A

monochromatic

#1D0103 #1D0103 #2A0205 #64050C #9F0813

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.93

#2A0205 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.11

#2A0205 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0205

18.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0205	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0205	1.00	18.93	1.11	18.93
#FFFFFF	18.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D0B05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#171404

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F0003

Achromatopsia (no color)

#111111

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0205;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 2, 5);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(18.5% 0.068 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#664749',
    500: '#2a0205',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0205;
$custom-light: #664749;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0205",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 5
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.5,
    "s": 90.909,
    "l": 8.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.1846,
    "c": 0.06805,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0205

secondary

#196F69

accent

#FFEF29

background

#F6F4F4

surface

#EBE6E6

border

#C6C2C2

text

#060000

muted

#7A7777

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0205

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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