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Recognised as Colour

#3E151C

  • #3E151C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3E151C is a red with RGB values 62, 21, 28 and HSL 350°, 49%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3E151C#3E151C
HEX#3E151C
RGBrgb(62, 21, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0824, 0.1098
RGB percentages24.3%, 8.2%, 11%
HSLhsl(349.8, 49.4%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 66.1%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 66.1%, 54.8%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,068,636
CSS custom property--colour: #3E151C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.8:1
Contrast with white15.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#C1EAE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E1D1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#28261Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#440F18no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.4Dim grey · ΔE 37.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.2Saddle brown · ΔE 43.3Sienna · ΔE 43.7Maroon · ΔE 44.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#153E37
Analogous#3E1531, #3E2215
Triadic#1C3E15, #151C3E
Split complementary#153E22, #15313E
Tetradic#313E15, #153E37, #22153E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7586B
Lighter +30%#B03C50
Lighter +20%#8A2F3E
Lighter +10%#64222D
Darker −10%#18080B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#480B15
Less saturated −25%#341F23

Channel breakdown

R62
G21
B28
Red62 (24.3%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue349.76°
Saturation (HSL)49.4%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 15 · B 1C

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