Recognised as Colour
#3C121F
- #3C121F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#3C121F is a red with RGB values 60, 18, 31 and HSL 341°, 54%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#3C121F#3C121F
HEX#3C121F
RGBrgb(60, 18, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.0706, 0.1216
RGB percentages23.5%, 7.1%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(341.4, 53.8%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 70%, 23.5%)
CMYK0%, 70%, 48.3%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,936,799
CSS custom property--colour: #3C121F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.17:1
Contrast with white16.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#C3EDE0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#123C2F
Analogous#3C1234, #3C1A12
Triadic#1F3C12, #121F3C
Split complementary#123C1A, #12343C
Tetradic#343C12, #123C2F, #1A123C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G18
B31
Red60 (23.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue341.43°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3C · G 12 · B 1F
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