Recognised as Colour

#3C0018

#3C0018
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3C0018 is a red with RGB values 60, 0, 24 and HSL 336°, 100%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3C0018#3C0018

HEX#3C0018

RGBrgb(60, 0, 24)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0, 0.0941

RGB percentages23.5%, 0%, 9.4%

HSLhsl(336, 100%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 100%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 60%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,932,184

CSS custom property--colour: #3C0018;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01027WCAG 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 17.42:1

Contrast with white17.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#C3FFE7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#101219no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#201E17no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Tritanopia#42000Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.5 Maroon · ΔE 43.3 Brown · ΔE 44.6 Dim grey · ΔE 46.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 47.6 Sienna · ΔE 48.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#003C24

Analogous#3C0036, #3C0600

Triadic#183C00, #00183C

Split complementary#003C06, #00363C

Tetradic#363C00, #003C24, #06003C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF096B

Lighter +30%#D50055

Lighter +20%#A20041

Lighter +10%#6F002C

Darker −10%#090004

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3C0018

Less saturated −25%#34081A

Channel breakdown

R60

B24

Red60 (23.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue24 (9.4%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness11.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3C · G 00 · B 18

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