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Recognised as Colour

#3C2E32

  • #3C2E32
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3C2E32 is a red with RGB values 60, 46, 50 and HSL 343°, 13%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3C2E32#3C2E32
HEX#3C2E32
RGBrgb(60, 46, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1804, 0.1961
RGB percentages23.5%, 18%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(342.9, 13.2%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 23.3%, 23.5%)
CMYK0%, 23.3%, 16.7%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,943,986
CSS custom property--colour: #3C2E32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.89:1
Contrast with white12.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#C3D1CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#303032no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#333332no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3E2D2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 22Dim grey · ΔE 24.9Gray · ΔE 33.7Slate grey · ΔE 35.1Light slate grey · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E3C38
Analogous#3C2E39, #3C312E
Triadic#323C2E, #2E323C
Split complementary#2E3C31, #2E393C
Tetradic#393C2E, #2E3C38, #312E3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A88E95
Lighter +30%#92717A
Lighter +20%#765A62
Lighter +10%#59444A
Darker −10%#1F181A
Darker −20%#020202
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#49212C
Less saturated −25%#353535

Channel breakdown

R60
G46
B50
Red60 (23.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue342.86°
Saturation (HSL)13.21%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3C · G 2E · B 32

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