Colour
#3A272D
- #3A272D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#3A272D is a red with RGB values 58, 39, 45 and HSL 341°, 20%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#3A272D#3A272D
HEX#3A272D
RGBrgb(58, 39, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1529, 0.1765
RGB percentages22.7%, 15.3%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(341.1, 19.6%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.1, 32.8%, 22.7%)
CMYK0%, 32.8%, 22.4%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,811,117
CSS custom property--colour: #3A272D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.93:1
Contrast with white13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#C5D8D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#273A34
Analogous#3A2737, #3A2A27
Triadic#2D3A27, #272D3A
Split complementary#273A2A, #27373A
Tetradic#373A27, #273A34, #2A273A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R58
G39
B45
Red58 (22.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue341.05°
Saturation (HSL)19.59%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3A · G 27 · B 2D
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