Recognised as Colour
#38262A
- #38262A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#38262A is a red with RGB values 56, 38, 42 and HSL 347°, 19%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#38262A#38262A
HEX#38262A
RGBrgb(56, 38, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.149, 0.1647
RGB percentages22%, 14.9%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(346.7, 19.1%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 32.1%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 32.1%, 25%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,679,786
CSS custom property--colour: #38262A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.2:1
Contrast with white14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#C7D9D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#263834
Analogous#382633, #382B26
Triadic#2A3826, #262A38
Split complementary#26382B, #263338
Tetradic#333826, #263834, #2B2638
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G38
B42
Red56 (22%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue346.67°
Saturation (HSL)19.15%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 26 · B 2A
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