Colour

#3B0914

#3B0914
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3B0914 is a red with RGB values 59, 9, 20 and HSL 347°, 74%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#3B0914

RGBrgb(59, 9, 20)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0353, 0.0784

RGB percentages23.1%, 3.5%, 7.8%

HSLhsl(346.8, 73.5%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 84.7%, 23.1%)

CMYK0%, 84.7%, 66.1%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,868,948

CSS custom property--colour: #3B0914;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17:1

Contrast with white17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#C4F6EB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#161614no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#232013no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#41000Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.9 Maroon · ΔE 41.8 Dim grey · ΔE 42.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 43.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 43.7 Brown · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#093B30

Analogous#3B092D, #3B1709

Triadic#143B09, #09143B

Split complementary#093B17, #092D3B

Tetradic#2D3B09, #093B30, #17093B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E03057

Lighter +30%#C01D41

Lighter +20%#941632

Lighter +10%#671023

Darker −10%#0F0205

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#44000F

Less saturated −25%#331119

Channel breakdown

R59

B20

Red59 (23.1%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue20 (7.8%)

Hue346.8°

Saturation (HSL)73.53%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3B · G 09 · B 14

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