Recognised as Colour

#3E121E

#3E121E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3E121E is a red with RGB values 62, 18, 30 and HSL 344°, 55%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#3E121E

RGBrgb(62, 18, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0706, 0.1176

RGB percentages24.3%, 7.1%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(343.6, 55%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 71%, 24.3%)

CMYK0%, 71%, 51.6%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,067,870

CSS custom property--colour: #3E121E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.03:1

Contrast with white16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#C1EDE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B1C1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#27251Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Tritanopia#440C17no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.4 Dim grey · ΔE 39 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.6 Maroon · ΔE 45 Saddle brown · ΔE 45.3 Sienna · ΔE 45.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#123E32

Analogous#3E1234, #3E1C12

Triadic#1E3E12, #121E3E

Split complementary#123E1C, #12343E

Tetradic#343E12, #123E32, #1C123E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC5072

Lighter +30%#B53457

Lighter +20%#8D2944

Lighter +10%#661D31

Darker −10%#16070B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#480819

Less saturated −25%#341C23

Channel breakdown

R62

G18

B30

Red62 (24.3%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue343.64°

Saturation (HSL)55%

Lightness15.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3E · G 12 · B 1E

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