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Recognised as Colour

#3C1924

  • #3C1924
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3C1924 is a red with RGB values 60, 25, 36 and HSL 341°, 41%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3C1924#3C1924
HEX#3C1924
RGBrgb(60, 25, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.098, 0.1412
RGB percentages23.5%, 9.8%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(341.1, 41.2%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.1, 58.3%, 23.5%)
CMYK0%, 58.3%, 40%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,938,596
CSS custom property--colour: #3C1924;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#C3E6DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F2024no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#282723no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#41161Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 35Dim grey · ΔE 35.4Gray · ΔE 43.5Slate grey · ΔE 45.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 46.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#193C31
Analogous#3C1936, #3C2019
Triadic#243C19, #19243C
Split complementary#193C1F, #19363C
Tetradic#353C19, #193C31, #1F193C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE6380
Lighter +30%#A84665
Lighter +20%#84374F
Lighter +10%#60283A
Darker −10%#180A0E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#470E20
Less saturated −25%#312428

Channel breakdown

R60
G25
B36
Red60 (23.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue341.14°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3C · G 19 · B 24

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