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Recognised as Colour

#3C1C19

  • #3C1C19
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3C1C19 is a red with RGB values 60, 28, 25 and HSL 5°, 41%, 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

#3C1C19#3C1C19
HEX#3C1C19
RGBrgb(60, 28, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1098, 0.098
RGB percentages23.5%, 11%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(5.1, 41.2%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.1, 58.3%, 23.5%)
CMYK0%, 53.3%, 58.3%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,939,353
CSS custom property--colour: #3C1C19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.3:1
Contrast with white15.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#C3E3E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#232119no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2818no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#42171Bno 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 text15.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.2Dim grey · ΔE 34.6Saddle brown · ΔE 40.7Sienna · ΔE 41.8Gray · ΔE 42.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19393C
Analogous#3C1927, #3C2D19
Triadic#193C1C, #1C193C
Split complementary#193C2D, #19283C
Tetradic#283C19, #19393C, #2D193C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE6B63
Lighter +30%#A84E46
Lighter +20%#843E37
Lighter +10%#602D28
Darker −10%#180B0A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#47130E
Less saturated −25%#312524

Channel breakdown

R60
G28
B25
Red60 (23.5%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue5.14°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3C · G 1C · B 19

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