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Recognised as Colour

#38142D

  • #38142D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#38142D is a magenta with RGB values 56, 20, 45 and HSL 318°, 47%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#38142D#38142D
HEX#38142D
RGBrgb(56, 20, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0784, 0.1765
RGB percentages22%, 7.8%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(318.3, 47.4%, 14.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.3, 64.3%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 64.3%, 19.6%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,675,181
CSS custom property--colour: #38142D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.08:1
Contrast with white16.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#C7EBD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#161E2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#20232Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3B151Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.5Dim grey · ΔE 39.2Midnight blue · ΔE 42.6Slate grey · ΔE 46.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#14381F
Analogous#311438, #38141B
Triadic#2D3814, #142D38
Split complementary#1B3814, #143831
Tetradic#383114, #14381F, #141B38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C256A1
Lighter +30%#A93C88
Lighter +20%#832F69
Lighter +10%#5E214B
Darker −10%#12070F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#420B31
Less saturated −25%#2F1E29

Channel breakdown

R56
G20
B45
Red56 (22%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue318.33°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness14.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 14 · B 2D

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