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Recognised as Colour

#3B161E

  • #3B161E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3B161E is a red with RGB values 59, 22, 30 and HSL 347°, 46%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3B161E#3B161E
HEX#3B161E
RGBrgb(59, 22, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0863, 0.1176
RGB percentages23.1%, 8.6%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(347, 45.7%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347, 62.7%, 23.1%)
CMYK0%, 62.7%, 49.2%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,872,286
CSS custom property--colour: #3B161E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.92:1
Contrast with white15.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#C4E9E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D1D1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#27251Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#401219no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.5Dim grey · ΔE 36.8Gray · ΔE 44.8Saddle brown · ΔE 45.3Sienna · ΔE 45.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#163B33
Analogous#3B1630, #3B2116
Triadic#1E3B16, #161E3B
Split complementary#163B21, #16303B
Tetradic#313B16, #163B33, #21163B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C25B71
Lighter +30%#AA4057
Lighter +20%#853244
Lighter +10%#602431
Darker −10%#16080B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#450C18
Less saturated −25%#312024

Channel breakdown

R59
G22
B30
Red59 (23.1%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue347.03°
Saturation (HSL)45.68%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3B · G 16 · B 1E

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