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Recognised as Colour

#35151A

  • #35151A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#35151A is a red with RGB values 53, 21, 26 and HSL 351°, 43%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#35151A#35151A
HEX#35151A
RGBrgb(53, 21, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.0824, 0.102
RGB percentages20.8%, 8.2%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(350.6, 43.2%, 14.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.6, 60.4%, 20.8%)
CMYK0%, 60.4%, 50.9%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,478,810
CSS custom property--colour: #35151A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.49:1
Contrast with white16.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#CAEAE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B1B1Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#232119no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3A1117no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.3Dim grey · ΔE 36.9Gray · ΔE 45.2Saddle brown · ΔE 46Sienna · ΔE 46.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#153530
Analogous#35152A, #352015
Triadic#1A3515, #151A35
Split complementary#153520, #152A35
Tetradic#2A3515, #153530, #201535

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BD5969
Lighter +30%#A34050
Lighter +20%#7E323E
Lighter +10%#5A232C
Darker −10%#100708
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3E0C14
Less saturated −25%#2C1E20

Channel breakdown

R53
G21
B26
Red53 (20.8%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue350.63°
Saturation (HSL)43.24%
Lightness14.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 35 · G 15 · B 1A

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