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Recognised as Colour

#3A262B

  • #3A262B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3A262B is a red with RGB values 58, 38, 43 and HSL 345°, 21%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3A262B#3A262B
HEX#3A262B
RGBrgb(58, 38, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.149, 0.1686
RGB percentages22.7%, 14.9%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(345, 20.8%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 34.5%, 22.7%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 25.9%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,810,859
CSS custom property--colour: #3A262B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.07:1
Contrast with white14.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#C5D9D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#29292Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D2D2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3D2528no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.2Dim grey · ΔE 28.6Gray · ΔE 37.3Slate grey · ΔE 38.9Light slate grey · ΔE 41.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#263A35
Analogous#3A2635, #3A2B26
Triadic#2B3A26, #262B3A
Split complementary#263A2B, #26353A
Tetradic#353A26, #263A35, #2B263A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AC808B
Lighter +30%#966370
Lighter +20%#784E59
Lighter +10%#593A42
Darker −10%#1B1214
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#461A25
Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R58
G38
B43
Red58 (22.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)20.83%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3A · G 26 · B 2B

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