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Recognised as Colour

#37162B

  • #37162B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#37162B is a magenta with RGB values 55, 22, 43 and HSL 322°, 43%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#37162B#37162B
HEX#37162B
RGBrgb(55, 22, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.0863, 0.1686
RGB percentages21.6%, 8.6%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(321.8, 42.9%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 60%, 21.6%)
CMYK0%, 60%, 21.8%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,610,155
CSS custom property--colour: #37162B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16:1
Contrast with white16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#C8E9D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#181E2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#21242Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3B161Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.4Dim grey · ΔE 37.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.2Midnight blue · ΔE 44.7Gray · ΔE 45.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#163722
Analogous#321637, #37161B
Triadic#2B3716, #162B37
Split complementary#1B3716, #163732
Tetradic#373316, #163722, #161B37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE5B9A
Lighter +30%#A44280
Lighter +20%#803364
Lighter +10%#5B2547
Darker −10%#13070F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#410C2E
Less saturated −25%#2D2028

Channel breakdown

R55
G22
B43
Red55 (21.6%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue321.82°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 37 · G 16 · B 2B

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