Colour
#3C1C1F
- #3C1C1F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#3C1C1F is a red with RGB values 60, 28, 31 and HSL 354°, 36%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#3C1C1F#3C1C1F
HEX#3C1C1F
RGBrgb(60, 28, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1098, 0.1216
RGB percentages23.5%, 11%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(354.4, 36.4%, 17.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.4, 53.3%, 23.5%)
CMYK0%, 53.3%, 48.3%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,939,359
CSS custom property--colour: #3C1C1F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.24:1
Contrast with white15.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#C3E3E0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C3C39
Analogous#3C1C2F, #3C291C
Triadic#1F3C1C, #1C1F3C
Split complementary#1C3C29, #1C2F3C
Tetradic#2F3C1C, #1C3C39, #291C3C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G28
B31
Red60 (23.5%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue354.38°
Saturation (HSL)36.36%
Lightness17.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3C · G 1C · B 1F
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