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Recognised as Colour

#34222B

  • #34222B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#34222B is a red with RGB values 52, 34, 43 and HSL 330°, 21%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#34222B#34222B
HEX#34222B
RGBrgb(52, 34, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1333, 0.1686
RGB percentages20.4%, 13.3%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(330, 20.9%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 34.6%, 20.4%)
CMYK0%, 34.6%, 17.3%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,416,619
CSS custom property--colour: #34222B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.9:1
Contrast with white14.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#CBDDD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#23252Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#28282Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#372225no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19Dark slate grey · ΔE 27Dim grey · ΔE 30.6Gray · ΔE 39.3Slate grey · ΔE 40Light slate grey · ΔE 43
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22342B
Analogous#342234, #342222
Triadic#2B3422, #222B34
Split complementary#223422, #223434
Tetradic#343422, #22342B, #222234

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A87A91
Lighter +30%#915E77
Lighter +20%#724A5E
Lighter +10%#533645
Darker −10%#150E12
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F172B
Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R52
G34
B43
Red52 (20.4%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)20.93%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 34 · G 22 · B 2B

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