Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#2A0909

#2A0909 is a warm red HEX color close to Matte Black. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 42, 9, 9, HSL 0, 65%, 10%, has luminance 0.0071, and belongs to the dark group.

redwarmdark
#2A0909 Sample readable text
HEX #2A0909
RGB rgb(42, 9, 9)
HSL hsl(0 65% 10%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 79, 79, 84)
Luminance 0.0071
Contrast Black 1.14:1White 18.39:1

CSS

--color-2a0909: #2A0909;
.background-2a0909 { background-color: #2A0909; }
.text-2a0909 { color: #2A0909; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0071
Black text1.14:1AA Fail
White text18.39:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#2A0909","rgb":[42,9,9],"hsl":[0,65,10],"cmyk":[0,79,79,84],"luminance":0.0071,"contrast":{"black":1.14,"white":18.39}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":18.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#300303","hex":"#300303","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.14,"contrastWhite":18.42,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#240F0F","hex":"#240F0F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.15,"contrastWhite":18.26,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2A091A","hex":"#2A091A","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.15,"contrastWhite":18.23,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","dark","dark red","Matte Black adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/2a0909.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-fiber.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#092A2A","analogous":["#2A091A","#2A1A09"],"triadic":["#092A09","#09092A"],"tetradic":["#1A2A09","#092A2A","#19092A"],"splitComplementary":["#092A1A","#09192A"],"monochromatic":["#761919","#2A0909","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#761919","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#300303","desaturated":"#240F0F","pastel":"#862D2D","neon":"#5C0000"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":28.879058156387302},{"slug":"carbon-black","name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","distance":30.298514815086232},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":30.298514815086232},{"slug":"oxblood","name":"Oxblood","hex":"#4A0000","distance":34.438350715445125},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":36.61966684720111}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #2A0909

#2A0909 is classified as a warm red value with dark visual character. #2A0909 is visually closest to Matte Black, a named gray color with HEX #1A1A1A.

The RGB channels are 42, 9, and 9, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 65% saturation and 10% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0071, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.14:1AA Fail
White text18.39:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #2A0909 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.14:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF18.39:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
Carbon Black#FFFFFF text · best 19.55:1#0C0C0C
#300303#FFFFFF text · best 18.42:1#300303
#240F0F#FFFFFF text · best 18.26:1#240F0F
#2A091A#FFFFFF text · best 18.23:1#2A091A

Generated Palette

#2A0909#2A0909
#092A2A#092A2A
#2A091A#2A091A
#2A1A09#2A1A09
#761919#761919
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#092A2A#092A2A
#2A091A#2A091A
#2A1A09#2A1A09
#092A09#092A09
#09092A#09092A

Variants

#761919#761919
Black#000000
#300303#300303
#240F0F#240F0F
#862D2D#862D2D
#5C0000#5C0000

Nearest Named Colors

Matte Black#1A1A1A
Carbon Black#0C0C0C
Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C
Oxblood#4A0000
Raisin#242124

Related HEX Guides

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