#2A0000 Hex Color
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#2a0000 is a hex color. It can be described as dark, ashy, somber, bleak, muddy, sooty, dim, gloomy, dull, shady, dusty, almost black, very dark, unsaturated, warm, mellow, red, reddish and maroon. It is a shade of red, maroon. The hex code is #2a0000.
Questions about #2a0000
What is #2a0000 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #2a0000 is rgb(42, 0, 0), in HSL hsl(0, 100%, 8%) and in CMYK 0%, 100%, 100%, 84%.
Is #2a0000 readable on white or black?
#2a0000 has a 19.11:1 contrast ratio on white and 1.09:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.