Recognised as Colour
#3C1928
- #3C1928
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#3C1928 is a red with RGB values 60, 25, 40 and HSL 334°, 41%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#3C1928#3C1928
HEX#3C1928
RGBrgb(60, 25, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.098, 0.1569
RGB percentages23.5%, 9.8%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(334.3, 41.2%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 58.3%, 23.5%)
CMYK0%, 58.3%, 33.3%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,938,600
CSS custom property--colour: #3C1928;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.42:1
Contrast with white15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#C3E6D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#193C2D
Analogous#3C193A, #3C1B19
Triadic#283C19, #19283C
Split complementary#193C1B, #193A3C
Tetradic#393C19, #193C2D, #1B193C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G25
B40
Red60 (23.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue334.29°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3C · G 19 · B 28
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