Colour
#38252E
- #38252E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#38252E is a red with RGB values 56, 37, 46 and HSL 332°, 20%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#38252E#38252E
HEX#38252E
RGBrgb(56, 37, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1451, 0.1804
RGB percentages22%, 14.5%, 18%
HSLhsl(331.6, 20.4%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.6, 33.9%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 33.9%, 17.9%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,679,534
CSS custom property--colour: #38252E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.26:1
Contrast with white14.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#C7DAD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25382F
Analogous#382538, #382625
Triadic#2E3825, #252E38
Split complementary#253826, #253838
Tetradic#383825, #25382F, #262538
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G37
B46
Red56 (22%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue331.58°
Saturation (HSL)20.43%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 25 · B 2E
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