Recognised as Colour

#3C1C1E

#3C1C1E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3C1C1E is a red with RGB values 60, 28, 30 and HSL 356°, 36%, 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

#3C1C1E#3C1C1E

HEX#3C1C1E

RGBrgb(60, 28, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1098, 0.1176

RGB percentages23.5%, 11%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(356.3, 36.4%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 53.3%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 53.3%, 50%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,939,358

CSS custom property--colour: #3C1C1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.25:1

Contrast with white15.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#C3E3E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23211Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A281Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#41181Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.5 Dim grey · ΔE 34 Gray · ΔE 42.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 43.2 Sienna · ΔE 43.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C3C3A

Analogous#3C1C2E, #3C2A1C

Triadic#1E3C1C, #1C1E3C

Split complementary#1C3C2A, #1C2E3C

Tetradic#2E3C1C, #1C3C3A, #2A1C3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BA6A6F

Lighter +30%#A44D52

Lighter +20%#823C41

Lighter +10%#5F2C2F

Darker −10%#190C0D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#471114

Less saturated −25%#312728

Channel breakdown

R60

G28

B30

Red60 (23.5%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue356.25°

Saturation (HSL)36.36%

Lightness17.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3C · G 1C · B 1E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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