Colour

#39231E

#39231E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#39231E is a red with RGB values 57, 35, 30 and HSL 11°, 31%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#39231E#39231E

HEX#39231E

RGBrgb(57, 35, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.1373, 0.1176

RGB percentages22.4%, 13.7%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(11.1, 31%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 47.4%, 22.4%)

CMYK0%, 38.6%, 47.4%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,744,542

CSS custom property--colour: #39231E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.65:1

Contrast with white14.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#C6DCE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#28261Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2A1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#3E2022no 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 text14.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Dim grey · ΔE 30.7 Gray · ΔE 39.3 Slate grey · ΔE 42.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 42.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E3439

Analogous#391E26, #39301E

Triadic#1E3923, #231E39

Split complementary#1E3930, #1E2739

Tetradic#27391E, #1E3439, #311E39

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B37C70

Lighter +30%#9D6153

Lighter +20%#7C4C41

Lighter +10%#5A3830

Darker −10%#180E0C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#441C13

Less saturated −25%#2E2A29

Channel breakdown

R57

G35

B30

Red57 (22.4%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue11.11°

Saturation (HSL)31.03%

Lightness17.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 39 · G 23 · B 1E

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