Recognised as Colour
#3C2C2C
- #3C2C2C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#3C2C2C is a red with RGB values 60, 44, 44 and HSL 0°, 15%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#3C2C2C#3C2C2C
HEX#3C2C2C
RGBrgb(60, 44, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1725, 0.1725
RGB percentages23.5%, 17.3%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(0, 15.4%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 26.7%, 23.5%)
CMYK0%, 26.7%, 26.7%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,943,468
CSS custom property--colour: #3C2C2C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.22:1
Contrast with white13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#C3D3D3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C3C3C
Analogous#3C2C34, #3C342C
Triadic#2C3C2C, #2C2C3C
Split complementary#2C3C34, #2C343C
Tetradic#343C2C, #2C3C3C, #342C3C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G44
B44
Red60 (23.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)15.38%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3C · G 2C · B 2C
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