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Recognised as Colour

#3B242B

  • #3B242B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3B242B is a red with RGB values 59, 36, 43 and HSL 342°, 24%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3B242B#3B242B
HEX#3B242B
RGBrgb(59, 36, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1412, 0.1686
RGB percentages23.1%, 14.1%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(341.7, 24.2%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.7, 39%, 23.1%)
CMYK0%, 39%, 27.1%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,875,883
CSS custom property--colour: #3B242B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.25:1
Contrast with white14.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#C4DBD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#27282Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D2C2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3F2326no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9Dim grey · ΔE 29.7Gray · ΔE 38.3Slate grey · ΔE 39.7Light slate grey · ΔE 42.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#243B34
Analogous#3B2436, #3B2924
Triadic#2B3B24, #242B3B
Split complementary#243B29, #24363B
Tetradic#373B24, #243B34, #29243B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AF7C8C
Lighter +30%#9A5E70
Lighter +20%#7A4B59
Lighter +10%#5B3742
Darker −10%#1B1114
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#471826
Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R59
G36
B43
Red59 (23.1%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue341.74°
Saturation (HSL)24.21%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3B · G 24 · B 2B

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