Colour
#3A292A
- #3A292A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#3A292A is a red with RGB values 58, 41, 42 and HSL 356°, 17%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#3A292A#3A292A
HEX#3A292A
RGBrgb(58, 41, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1608, 0.1647
RGB percentages22.7%, 16.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(356.5, 17.2%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.5, 29.3%, 22.7%)
CMYK0%, 29.3%, 27.6%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,811,626
CSS custom property--colour: #3A292A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.72:1
Contrast with white13.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#C5D6D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#293A39
Analogous#3A2933, #3A3129
Triadic#2A3A29, #292A3A
Split complementary#293A31, #29333A
Tetradic#333A29, #293A39, #31293A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R58
G41
B42
Red58 (22.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue356.47°
Saturation (HSL)17.17%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3A · G 29 · B 2A
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