Recognised as Colour

#3C201F

#3C201F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3C201F is a red with RGB values 60, 32, 31 and HSL 2°, 32%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3C201F#3C201F

HEX#3C201F

RGBrgb(60, 32, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1255, 0.1216

RGB percentages23.5%, 12.5%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(2.1, 31.9%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.1, 48.3%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 46.7%, 48.3%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,940,383

CSS custom property--colour: #3C201F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.8:1

Contrast with white14.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#C3DFE0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#26241Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2A1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#411C20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Dim grey · ΔE 32.1 Gray · ΔE 40.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 42.7 Sienna · ΔE 43.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F3B3C

Analogous#3C1F2D, #3C2F1F

Triadic#1F3C20, #201F3C

Split complementary#1F3C2F, #1F2D3C

Tetradic#2D3C1F, #1F3B3C, #2F1F3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B67471

Lighter +30%#A15653

Lighter +20%#7F4442

Lighter +10%#5E3230

Darker −10%#1A0E0E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#471514

Less saturated −25%#312B2A

Channel breakdown

R60

G32

B31

Red60 (23.5%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue2.07°

Saturation (HSL)31.87%

Lightness17.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3C · G 20 · B 1F

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Colour harmonies

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