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Recognised as Colour

#390C1B

  • #390C1B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#390C1B is a red with RGB values 57, 12, 27 and HSL 340°, 65%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#390C1B#390C1B
HEX#390C1B
RGBrgb(57, 12, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.0471, 0.1059
RGB percentages22.4%, 4.7%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(340, 65.2%, 13.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 78.9%, 22.4%)
CMYK0%, 78.9%, 52.6%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,738,651
CSS custom property--colour: #390C1B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.9:1
Contrast with white16.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#C6F3E4

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#16171Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#22201Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3F0612no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0C392A
Analogous#390C31, #39140C
Triadic#1B390C, #0C1B39
Split complementary#0C3914, #0C3239
Tetradic#32390C, #0C392A, #140C39

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#D63B6F
Lighter +30%#B72757
Lighter +20%#8D1E43
Lighter +10%#63152F
Darker −10%#0F0307
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#420318
Less saturated −25%#30151E

Channel breakdown

R57
G12
B27
Red57 (22.4%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness13.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 39 · G 0C · B 1B

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