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Recognised as Colour

#39242D

  • #39242D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#39242D is a red with RGB values 57, 36, 45 and HSL 334°, 23%, 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

#39242D#39242D
HEX#39242D
RGBrgb(57, 36, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.1412, 0.1765
RGB percentages22.4%, 14.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(334.3, 22.6%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 36.8%, 22.4%)
CMYK0%, 36.8%, 21.1%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,744,813
CSS custom property--colour: #39242D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.34:1
Contrast with white14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#C6DBD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26282Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2B2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3C2327no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4Dim grey · ΔE 29.8Gray · ΔE 38.4Slate grey · ΔE 39.3Light slate grey · ΔE 42.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#243930
Analogous#392438, #392524
Triadic#2D3924, #242D39
Split complementary#243925, #243839
Tetradic#383924, #243930, #252439

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AD7C91
Lighter +30%#975F77
Lighter +20%#784B5E
Lighter +10%#583846
Darker −10%#1A1014
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#45182B
Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R57
G36
B45
Red57 (22.4%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue334.29°
Saturation (HSL)22.58%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 39 · G 24 · B 2D

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