Colour

#3E181E

#3E181E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3E181E is a red with RGB values 62, 24, 30 and HSL 351°, 44%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3E181E#3E181E

HEX#3E181E

RGBrgb(62, 24, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0941, 0.1176

RGB percentages24.3%, 9.4%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(350.5, 44.2%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.5, 61.3%, 24.3%)

CMYK0%, 61.3%, 51.6%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,069,406

CSS custom property--colour: #3E181E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.51:1

Contrast with white15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#C1E7E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#201F1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#29271Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#44131Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.5 Dim grey · ΔE 36.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 43.5 Sienna · ΔE 43.8 Gray · ΔE 44.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#183E38

Analogous#3E1831, #3E2518

Triadic#1E3E18, #181E3E

Split complementary#183E25, #18313E

Tetradic#313E18, #183E38, #25183E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C26070

Lighter +30%#AC4353

Lighter +20%#883442

Lighter +10%#632630

Darker −10%#190A0C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#490D17

Less saturated −25%#332325

Channel breakdown

R62

G24

B30

Red62 (24.3%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue350.53°

Saturation (HSL)44.19%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3E · G 18 · B 1E

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