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Recognised as Colour

#3C1A2A

  • #3C1A2A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3C1A2A is a red with RGB values 60, 26, 42 and HSL 332°, 40%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3C1A2A#3C1A2A
HEX#3C1A2A
RGBrgb(60, 26, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.102, 0.1647
RGB percentages23.5%, 10.2%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(331.8, 39.5%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.8, 56.7%, 23.5%)
CMYK0%, 56.7%, 30%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,938,858
CSS custom property--colour: #3C1A2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.29:1
Contrast with white15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#C3E5D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E212Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#272729no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#401920no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.9Dim grey · ΔE 35.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.7Gray · ΔE 43.3Slate grey · ΔE 44.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A3C2C
Analogous#3C1A3B, #3C1B1A
Triadic#2A3C1A, #1A2A3C
Split complementary#1A3C1B, #1A3B3C
Tetradic#3B3C1A, #1A3C2C, #1B1A3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC668E
Lighter +30%#A74875
Lighter +20%#83395C
Lighter +10%#602943
Darker −10%#180B11
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#470F29
Less saturated −25%#31252B

Channel breakdown

R60
G26
B42
Red60 (23.5%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue331.76°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3C · G 1A · B 2A

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