Recognised as Colour

#3C1B19

#3C1B19
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3C1B19 is a red with RGB values 60, 27, 25 and HSL 3°, 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

#3C1B19#3C1B19

HEX#3C1B19

RGBrgb(60, 27, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1059, 0.098

RGB percentages23.5%, 10.6%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(3.4, 41.2%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 58.3%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 55%, 58.3%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,939,097

CSS custom property--colour: #3C1B19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.41:1

Contrast with white15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#C3E4E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#232019no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B2718no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#42161Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.7 Dim grey · ΔE 35 Saddle brown · ΔE 40.9 Sienna · ΔE 42 Gray · ΔE 43.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#193A3C

Analogous#3C1928, #3C2D19

Triadic#193C1B, #1B193C

Split complementary#193C2D, #19283C

Tetradic#283C19, #193A3C, #2D193C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BE6863

Lighter +30%#A84C46

Lighter +20%#843B37

Lighter +10%#602B28

Darker −10%#180B0A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#47120E

Less saturated −25%#312424

Channel breakdown

R60

G27

B25

Red60 (23.5%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue3.43°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3C · G 1B · B 19

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