Colour

#3B000B

#3B000B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3B000B is a red with RGB values 59, 0, 11 and HSL 349°, 100%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3B000B#3B000B

HEX#3B000B

RGBrgb(59, 0, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0, 0.0431

RGB percentages23.1%, 0%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(348.8, 100%, 11.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 100%, 23.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 81.4%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,866,635

CSS custom property--colour: #3B000B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.64:1

Contrast with white17.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D

Inverted#C4FFF4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#12100Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#211D09no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#420004no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.4 Maroon · ΔE 38.7 Brown · ΔE 41.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 43.1 Dark red · ΔE 43.7 Sienna · ΔE 44.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#003B30

Analogous#3B0029, #3B1200

Triadic#0B3B00, #000B3B

Split complementary#003B12, #00293B

Tetradic#293B00, #003B30, #12003B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF0836

Lighter +30%#D40028

Lighter +20%#A1001E

Lighter +10%#6E0015

Darker −10%#080001

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B000B

Less saturated −25%#340710

Channel breakdown

R59

B11

Red59 (23.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue348.81°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness11.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3B · G 00 · B 0B

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Colour values

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