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Recognised as Colour

#38121C

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

#38121C is a red with RGB values 56, 18, 28 and HSL 344°, 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

#38121C#38121C
HEX#38121C
RGBrgb(56, 18, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0706, 0.1098
RGB percentages22%, 7.1%, 11%
HSLhsl(344.2, 51.4%, 14.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 67.9%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 67.9%, 50%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,674,652
CSS custom property--colour: #38121C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.52:1
Contrast with white16.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#C7EDE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#191A1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#23221Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3D0E16no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.9Dim grey · ΔE 38.5Gray · ΔE 46.5Saddle brown · ΔE 46.7Sienna · ΔE 47
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#12382E
Analogous#38122F, #381B12
Triadic#1C3812, #121C38
Split complementary#12381B, #122F38
Tetradic#2F3812, #12382E, #1B1238

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C74F6F
Lighter +30%#AC3756
Lighter +20%#852B43
Lighter +10%#5F1E2F
Darker −10%#110609
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#410918
Less saturated −25%#2F1B20

Channel breakdown

R56
G18
B28
Red56 (22%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue344.21°
Saturation (HSL)51.35%
Lightness14.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 12 · B 1C

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