Colour
#3C2B29
- #3C2B29
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#3C2B29 is a red with RGB values 60, 43, 41 and HSL 6°, 19%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#3C2B29#3C2B29
HEX#3C2B29
RGBrgb(60, 43, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1686, 0.1608
RGB percentages23.5%, 16.9%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(6.3, 18.8%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 31.7%, 23.5%)
CMYK0%, 28.3%, 31.7%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,943,209
CSS custom property--colour: #3C2B29;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.38:1
Contrast with white13.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#C3D4D6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#293A3C
Analogous#3C2931, #3C3529
Triadic#293C2B, #2B293C
Split complementary#293C34, #29313C
Tetradic#313C29, #293A3C, #35293C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G43
B41
Red60 (23.5%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue6.32°
Saturation (HSL)18.81%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3C · G 2B · B 29
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