Recognised as Colour

#34201B

#34201B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#34201B is a red with RGB values 52, 32, 27 and HSL 12°, 32%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#34201B#34201B

HEX#34201B

RGBrgb(52, 32, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1255, 0.1059

RGB percentages20.4%, 12.5%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(12, 31.6%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 48.1%, 20.4%)

CMYK0%, 38.5%, 48.1%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,416,091

CSS custom property--colour: #34201B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.35:1

Contrast with white15.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#CBDFE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#25221Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#29271Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#381D1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.7 Dim grey · ΔE 31.9 Gray · ΔE 40.6 Slate grey · ΔE 43.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 44.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1B2F34

Analogous#341B23, #342D1B

Triadic#1B3420, #201B34

Split complementary#1B342D, #1B2334

Tetradic#23341B, #1B2F34, #2D1B34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B1786A

Lighter +30%#995E4F

Lighter +20%#77493E

Lighter +10%#56352C

Darker −10%#120B0A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E1A11

Less saturated −25%#2A2625

Channel breakdown

R52

G32

B27

Red52 (20.4%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)31.65%

Lightness15.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 34 · G 20 · B 1B

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