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Recognised as Colour

#36272C

  • #36272C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#36272C is a red with RGB values 54, 39, 44 and HSL 340°, 16%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#36272C#36272C
HEX#36272C
RGBrgb(54, 39, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.1529, 0.1725
RGB percentages21.2%, 15.3%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(340, 16.1%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 27.8%, 21.2%)
CMYK0%, 27.8%, 18.5%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,548,972
CSS custom property--colour: #36272C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.16:1
Contrast with white14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#C9D8D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#292A2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C2C2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#392629no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2Dim grey · ΔE 28Gray · ΔE 36.9Slate grey · ΔE 38.1Light slate grey · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#273631
Analogous#362733, #362A27
Triadic#2C3627, #272C36
Split complementary#27362A, #273436
Tetradic#343627, #273631, #2A2736

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6838F
Lighter +30%#8F6774
Lighter +20%#71525C
Lighter +10%#543C44
Darker −10%#181214
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#421B28
Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R54
G39
B44
Red54 (21.2%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)16.13%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 36 · G 27 · B 2C

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