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Recognised as Colour

#3B0916

  • #3B0916
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3B0916 is a red with RGB values 59, 9, 22 and HSL 344°, 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

#3B0916#3B0916
HEX#3B0916
RGBrgb(59, 9, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0353, 0.0863
RGB percentages23.1%, 3.5%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(344.4, 73.5%, 13.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 84.7%, 23.1%)
CMYK0%, 84.7%, 62.7%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,868,950
CSS custom property--colour: #3B0916;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.98:1
Contrast with white16.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#C4F6E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#161616no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#232015no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#41010Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.8Dim grey · ΔE 42.6Maroon · ΔE 42.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 43.3Brown · ΔE 44.4Saddle brown · ΔE 44.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#093B2E
Analogous#3B092F, #3B1509
Triadic#163B09, #09163B
Split complementary#093B15, #092F3B
Tetradic#2F3B09, #093B2E, #15093B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0305E
Lighter +30%#C01D48
Lighter +20%#941637
Lighter +10%#671027
Darker −10%#0F0206
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#440012
Less saturated −25%#33111A

Channel breakdown

R59
G9
B22
Red59 (23.1%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue344.4°
Saturation (HSL)73.53%
Lightness13.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3B · G 09 · B 16

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