Colour

#3B211B

#3B211B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3B211B is a red with RGB values 59, 33, 27 and HSL 11°, 37%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#3B211B

RGBrgb(59, 33, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1294, 0.1059

RGB percentages23.1%, 12.9%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(11.3, 37.2%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.3, 54.2%, 23.1%)

CMYK0%, 44.1%, 54.2%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,875,099

CSS custom property--colour: #3B211B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.8:1

Contrast with white14.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#C4DEE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#27241Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2A1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#401D1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Dim grey · ΔE 32.1 Gray · ΔE 40.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 41 Sienna · ΔE 42.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B353B

Analogous#3B1B25, #3B311B

Triadic#1B3B21, #211B3B

Split complementary#1B3B31, #1B253B

Tetradic#253B1B, #1B353B, #311B3B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BA7768

Lighter +30%#A45C4B

Lighter +20%#81483B

Lighter +10%#5E352B

Darker −10%#180D0B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#461A10

Less saturated −25%#302826

Channel breakdown

R59

G33

B27

Red59 (23.1%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue11.25°

Saturation (HSL)37.21%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3B · G 21 · B 1B

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