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Recognised as Colour

#3B1126

  • #3B1126
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3B1126 is a red with RGB values 59, 17, 38 and HSL 330°, 55%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3B1126#3B1126
HEX#3B1126
RGBrgb(59, 17, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0667, 0.149
RGB percentages23.1%, 6.7%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(330, 55.3%, 14.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 71.2%, 23.1%)
CMYK0%, 71.2%, 35.6%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,871,014
CSS custom property--colour: #3B1126;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.23:1
Contrast with white16.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#C4EED9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#171C27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#232325no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#400F19no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.7Dim grey · ΔE 39.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.7Midnight blue · ΔE 46.8Gray · ΔE 47.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#113B26
Analogous#3B113B, #3B1111
Triadic#263B11, #11263B
Split complementary#113B11, #113B3B
Tetradic#3B3B11, #113B26, #11113B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CC4C8C
Lighter +30%#B23373
Lighter +20%#8A2859
Lighter +10%#631C40
Darker −10%#13060D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#450726
Less saturated −25%#311A26

Channel breakdown

R59
G17
B38
Red59 (23.1%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)55.26%
Lightness14.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3B · G 11 · B 26

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