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Recognised as Colour

#3C272A

  • #3C272A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3C272A is a red with RGB values 60, 39, 42 and HSL 351°, 21%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3C272A#3C272A
HEX#3C272A
RGBrgb(60, 39, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1529, 0.1647
RGB percentages23.5%, 15.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(351.4, 21.2%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 35%, 23.5%)
CMYK0%, 35%, 30%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,942,186
CSS custom property--colour: #3C272A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.85:1
Contrast with white13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#C3D8D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A2A2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F2E2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#402528no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3Dim grey · ΔE 28.2Gray · ΔE 36.9Slate grey · ΔE 38.9Light slate grey · ΔE 41.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#273C39
Analogous#3C2735, #3C2F27
Triadic#2A3C27, #272A3C
Split complementary#273C2F, #27353C
Tetradic#353C27, #273C39, #2F273C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AD8288
Lighter +30%#99636B
Lighter +20%#7A4F55
Lighter +10%#5B3B40
Darker −10%#1D1314
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#481B21
Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R60
G39
B42
Red60 (23.5%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue351.43°
Saturation (HSL)21.21%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3C · G 27 · B 2A

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