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Recognised as Colour

#37112A

  • #37112A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#37112A is a magenta with RGB values 55, 17, 42 and HSL 321°, 53%, 14%. 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

#37112A#37112A
HEX#37112A
RGBrgb(55, 17, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.0667, 0.1647
RGB percentages21.6%, 6.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(320.5, 52.8%, 14.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.5, 69.1%, 21.6%)
CMYK0%, 69.1%, 23.6%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,608,874
CSS custom property--colour: #37112A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.46:1
Contrast with white16.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#C8EED5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#141B2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F2129no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3B111Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.5Dim grey · ΔE 40.3Midnight blue · ΔE 43.1Slate grey · ΔE 47.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#11371E
Analogous#311137, #371117
Triadic#2A3711, #112A37
Split complementary#173711, #113731
Tetradic#373111, #11371E, #111737

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C84C9D
Lighter +30%#AC3583
Lighter +20%#852965
Lighter +10%#5E1D48
Darker −10%#10050C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#40082D
Less saturated −25%#2E1A27

Channel breakdown

R55
G17
B42
Red55 (21.6%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue320.53°
Saturation (HSL)52.78%
Lightness14.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 37 · G 11 · B 2A

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