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Recognised as Colour

#38121A

  • #38121A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#38121A is a red with RGB values 56, 18, 26 and HSL 347°, 51%, 15%. 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

#38121A#38121A
HEX#38121A
RGBrgb(56, 18, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0706, 0.102
RGB percentages22%, 7.1%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(347.4, 51.4%, 14.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.4, 67.9%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 67.9%, 53.6%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,674,650
CSS custom property--colour: #38121A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.54:1
Contrast with white16.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#C7EDE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A1A1Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#242219no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#3D0D15no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.9Dim grey · ΔE 38.5Saddle brown · ΔE 45.6Sienna · ΔE 46.1Maroon · ΔE 46.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#123830
Analogous#38122D, #381D12
Triadic#1A3812, #121A38
Split complementary#12381D, #122D38
Tetradic#2D3812, #123830, #1D1238

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C74F69
Lighter +30%#AC3750
Lighter +20%#852B3E
Lighter +10%#5F1E2C
Darker −10%#110608
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#410915
Less saturated −25%#2F1B1F

Channel breakdown

R56
G18
B26
Red56 (22%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue347.37°
Saturation (HSL)51.35%
Lightness14.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 12 · B 1A

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