#2A0709#2A0709

#2A0709 is a very dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 19.5% C 0.058 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0709
RGB	rgb(42, 7, 9)
HSL	hsl(357, 71%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(357, 83%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.3%, 78.6%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.00, 17.59, 5.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.00, 18.47, 17.74°)
OKLab	oklab(19.51% 0.0546 0.0208)
OKLCH	oklch(19.51% 0.058 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.0802, 0.6641, 0.3297)
Luminance	0.0066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0709 #072A28

analogous

#2A071B #2A0709 #2A1707

triadic

#2A0709 #092A07 #07092A

tetradic

#2A0709 #1B2A07 #072A28 #17072A

square

#2A0709 #1B2A07 #072A28 #17072A

split-complementary

#2A0709 #072A17 #071B2A

monochromatic

#1A0406 #1A0406 #2A0709 #5E1014 #93181F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.54

#2A0709 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.13

#2A0709 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0709

18.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0709	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0709	1.00	18.54	1.13	18.54
#FFFFFF	18.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#100F09

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#191608

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F0208

Achromatopsia (no color)

#131313

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0709;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 7, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.5% 0.058 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66494b',
    500: '#2a0709',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0709;
$custom-light: #66494b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0709",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 7,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.571,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 9.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.1951,
    "c": 0.05839,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0709

secondary

#236A66

accent

#EEE43A

background

#F6F4F4

surface

#EBE7E7

border

#C6C3C3

text

#060101

muted

#7A7777

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0709

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

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