Recognised as Colour

#3C202C

#3C202C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3C202C is a red with RGB values 60, 32, 44 and HSL 334°, 30%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3C202C#3C202C

HEX#3C202C

RGBrgb(60, 32, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1255, 0.1725

RGB percentages23.5%, 12.5%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(334.3, 30.4%, 18%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 46.7%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 46.7%, 26.7%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,940,396

CSS custom property--colour: #3C202C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.63:1

Contrast with white14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#C3DFD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23262Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2A2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#401F24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31 Dim grey · ΔE 32.1 Gray · ΔE 40.3 Slate grey · ΔE 41.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#203C30

Analogous#3C203A, #3C2220

Triadic#2C3C20, #202C3C

Split complementary#203C22, #203A3C

Tetradic#3A3C20, #203C30, #22203C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5738F

Lighter +30%#A05575

Lighter +20%#7F435D

Lighter +10%#5D3244

Darker −10%#1B0E14

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#48142A

Less saturated −25%#312C2E

Channel breakdown

R60

G32

B44

Red60 (23.5%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue334.29°

Saturation (HSL)30.43%

Lightness18.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3C · G 20 · B 2C

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