#2A0509#2A0509

#2A0509 is a very dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.1% C 0.062 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0509
RGB	rgb(42, 5, 9)
HSL	hsl(354, 79%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(354, 88%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 88.1%, 78.6%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.61, 18.52, 5.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.61, 19.20, 15.26°)
OKLab	oklab(19.15% 0.0588 0.0193)
OKLCH	oklch(19.15% 0.062 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.0585, 0.6207, 0.3225)
Luminance	0.0062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0509 #052A26

analogous

#2A051C #2A0509 #2A1405

triadic

#2A0509 #092A05 #05092A

tetradic

#2A0509 #1C2A05 #052A26 #14052A

square

#2A0509 #1C2A05 #052A26 #14052A

split-complementary

#2A0509 #052A14 #051C2A

monochromatic

#1B0306 #1B0306 #2A0509 #610C15 #971220

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.68

#2A0509 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#2A0509 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0509

18.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0509	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0509	1.00	18.68	1.12	18.68
#FFFFFF	18.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E0D09

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#181508

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F0007

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0509;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 5, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.1% 0.062 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66484b',
    500: '#2a0509',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0509;
$custom-light: #66484b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0509",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.514,
    "s": 78.723,
    "l": 9.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19148,
    "c": 0.06193,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0509

secondary

#1F6C63

accent

#F5E033

background

#F6F4F4

surface

#EBE6E7

border

#C6C2C3

text

#060001

muted

#7A7777

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0509

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

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