Colour

#3C0909

#3C0909
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3C0909 is a red with RGB values 60, 9, 9 and HSL 0°, 74%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3C0909#3C0909

HEX#3C0909

RGBrgb(60, 9, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.0353, 0.0353

RGB percentages23.5%, 3.5%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(0, 73.9%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 85%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 85%, 85%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,934,473

CSS custom property--colour: #3C0909;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17:1

Contrast with white17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#C3F6F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#181508no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#252007no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#43000Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.5 Maroon · ΔE 37.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 39.4 Sienna · ΔE 40.9 Brown · ΔE 41.2 Dark red · ΔE 42.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#093C3C

Analogous#3C0923, #3C2309

Triadic#093C09, #09093C

Split complementary#093C23, #09233C

Tetradic#233C09, #093C3C, #23093C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E03131

Lighter +30%#C11D1D

Lighter +20%#951616

Lighter +10%#681010

Darker −10%#100202

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#450000

Less saturated −25%#331212

Channel breakdown

R60

Red60 (23.5%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)73.91%

Lightness13.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3C · G 09 · B 09

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