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Recognised as Colour

#382B2B

  • #382B2B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#382B2B is a red with RGB values 56, 43, 43 and HSL 0°, 13%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#382B2B#382B2B
HEX#382B2B
RGBrgb(56, 43, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1686, 0.1686
RGB percentages22%, 16.9%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(0, 13.1%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 23.2%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 23.2%, 23.2%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,681,067
CSS custom property--colour: #382B2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#C7D4D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D2D2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#302F2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3B2A2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4Dim grey · ΔE 26.2Gray · ΔE 35.2Slate grey · ΔE 37.1Light slate grey · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B3838
Analogous#382B32, #38322B
Triadic#2B382B, #2B2B38
Split complementary#2B3832, #2B3238
Tetradic#32382B, #2B3838, #322B38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A58A8A
Lighter +30%#8F6D6D
Lighter +20%#725757
Lighter +10%#554141
Darker −10%#1B1515
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#441F1F
Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R56
G43
B43
Red56 (22%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)13.13%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 2B · B 2B

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