Recognised as Colour
#36242D
- #36242D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#36242D is a red with RGB values 54, 36, 45 and HSL 330°, 20%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#36242D#36242D
HEX#36242D
RGBrgb(54, 36, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.1412, 0.1765
RGB percentages21.2%, 14.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(330, 20%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 33.3%, 21.2%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 16.7%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,548,205
CSS custom property--colour: #36242D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.51:1
Contrast with white14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#C9DBD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#24362D
Analogous#362436, #362424
Triadic#2D3624, #242D36
Split complementary#243624, #243636
Tetradic#363624, #24362D, #242436
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R54
G36
B45
Red54 (21.2%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 36 · G 24 · B 2D
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