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Colour

#38201F

  • #38201F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#38201F is a red with RGB values 56, 32, 31 and HSL 2°, 29%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#38201F#38201F
HEX#38201F
RGBrgb(56, 32, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1255, 0.1216
RGB percentages22%, 12.5%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(2.4, 28.7%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.4, 44.6%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 42.9%, 44.6%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,678,239
CSS custom property--colour: #38201F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.06:1
Contrast with white15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#C7DFE0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#25241Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B281Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#3D1D20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.6Dim grey · ΔE 31.7Gray · ΔE 40.3Slate grey · ΔE 43Saddle brown · ΔE 44.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F3738
Analogous#381F2B, #382C1F
Triadic#1F3820, #201F38
Split complementary#1F382C, #1F2B38
Tetradic#2B381F, #1F3738, #2D1F38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B17572
Lighter +30%#9A5856
Lighter +20%#7A4643
Lighter +10%#593331
Darker −10%#170D0D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#431614
Less saturated −25%#2D2A2A

Channel breakdown

R56
G32
B31
Red56 (22%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue2.4°
Saturation (HSL)28.74%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 20 · B 1F

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