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Recognised as Colour

#37242E

  • #37242E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#37242E is a magenta with RGB values 55, 36, 46 and HSL 328°, 21%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#37242E#37242E
HEX#37242E
RGBrgb(55, 36, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.1412, 0.1804
RGB percentages21.6%, 14.1%, 18%
HSLhsl(328.4, 20.9%, 17.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.4, 34.5%, 21.6%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 16.4%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,613,742
CSS custom property--colour: #37242E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.44:1
Contrast with white14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#C8DBD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#25282Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A2B2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#3A2427no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9Dim grey · ΔE 29.8Gray · ΔE 38.4Slate grey · ΔE 39Light slate grey · ΔE 42
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24372D
Analogous#372437, #372425
Triadic#2E3724, #242E37
Split complementary#253724, #243737
Tetradic#373724, #24372D, #242537

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AA7D95
Lighter +30%#93617B
Lighter +20%#754C62
Lighter +10%#563848
Darker −10%#181014
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#42192F
Less saturated −25%#2E2E2E

Channel breakdown

R55
G36
B46
Red55 (21.6%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue328.42°
Saturation (HSL)20.88%
Lightness17.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 37 · G 24 · B 2E

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