Colour

#3C0808

#3C0808
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3C0808 is a red with RGB values 60, 8, 8 and HSL 0°, 76%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#3C0808

RGBrgb(60, 8, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.0314, 0.0314

RGB percentages23.5%, 3.1%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(0, 76.5%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 86.7%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 86.7%, 86.7%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,934,216

CSS custom property--colour: #3C0808;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.07:1

Contrast with white17.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#131313

Inverted#C3F7F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#181507no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#252006no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#430009no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.8 Maroon · ΔE 37.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 39.4 Sienna · ΔE 41 Brown · ΔE 41 Dark red · ΔE 42.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#083C3C

Analogous#3C0822, #3C2208

Triadic#083C08, #08083C

Split complementary#083C22, #08223C

Tetradic#223C08, #083C3C, #22083C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E32D2D

Lighter +30%#C31A1A

Lighter +20%#961414

Lighter +10%#690E0E

Darker −10%#0F0202

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#440000

Less saturated −25%#341010

Channel breakdown

R60

Red60 (23.5%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3C · G 08 · B 08

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