Recognised as Colour

#34292C

#34292C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#34292C is a red with RGB values 52, 41, 44 and HSL 344°, 12%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#34292C#34292C

HEX#34292C

RGBrgb(52, 41, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1608, 0.1725

RGB percentages20.4%, 16.1%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(343.6, 11.8%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 21.2%, 20.4%)

CMYK0%, 21.2%, 15.4%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,418,412

CSS custom property--colour: #34292C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14:1

Contrast with white14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#CBD6D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A2B2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2D2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#36282Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Dim grey · ΔE 27.1 Gray · ΔE 36.1 Slate grey · ΔE 37.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 40.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#293431

Analogous#342932, #342C29

Triadic#2C3429, #292C34

Split complementary#29342C, #293234

Tetradic#323429, #293431, #2C2934

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1888F

Lighter +30%#8A6C74

Lighter +20%#6D565C

Lighter +10%#513F44

Darker −10%#171314

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#401D27

Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R52

G41

B44

Red52 (20.4%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue343.64°

Saturation (HSL)11.83%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 34 · G 29 · B 2C

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