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Recognised as Colour

#32272A

  • #32272A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#32272A is a red with RGB values 50, 39, 42 and HSL 344°, 12%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#32272A#32272A
HEX#32272A
RGBrgb(50, 39, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.1529, 0.1647
RGB percentages19.6%, 15.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(343.6, 12.4%, 17.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 22%, 19.6%)
CMYK0%, 22%, 16%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,286,826
CSS custom property--colour: #32272A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#CDD8D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#28292Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2B2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#342628no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9Dim grey · ΔE 28Gray · ΔE 37.1Slate grey · ΔE 38.2Light slate grey · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27322F
Analogous#322730, #322A27
Triadic#2A3227, #272A32
Split complementary#27322A, #273032
Tetradic#303227, #27322F, #2A2732

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0858C
Lighter +30%#886A72
Lighter +20%#6B545A
Lighter +10%#4F3D42
Darker −10%#151112
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D1C25
Less saturated −25%#2D2D2D

Channel breakdown

R50
G39
B42
Red50 (19.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue343.64°
Saturation (HSL)12.36%
Lightness17.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 32 · G 27 · B 2A

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