Recognised as Colour

#38221D

#38221D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#38221D is a red with RGB values 56, 34, 29 and HSL 11°, 32%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#38221D

RGBrgb(56, 34, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1333, 0.1137

RGB percentages22%, 13.3%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(11.1, 31.8%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 48.2%, 22%)

CMYK0%, 39.3%, 48.2%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,678,749

CSS custom property--colour: #38221D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.84:1

Contrast with white14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#C7DDE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#27251Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C291Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#3D1F21no 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 text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.8 Dim grey · ΔE 31.2 Gray · ΔE 39.7 Slate grey · ΔE 42.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 43

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1D3338

Analogous#381D25, #382F1D

Triadic#1D3822, #221D38

Split complementary#1D382F, #1D2638

Tetradic#26381D, #1D3338, #2F1D38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B47A6D

Lighter +30%#9D5F51

Lighter +20%#7B4B40

Lighter +10%#5A362E

Darker −10%#160E0C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#431B12

Less saturated −25%#2D2928

Channel breakdown

R56

G34

B29

Red56 (22%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue11.11°

Saturation (HSL)31.76%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 38 · G 22 · B 1D

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