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Recognised as Colour

#3E1829

  • #3E1829
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3E1829 is a red with RGB values 62, 24, 41 and HSL 333°, 44%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3E1829#3E1829
HEX#3E1829
RGBrgb(62, 24, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0941, 0.1608
RGB percentages24.3%, 9.4%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(333.2, 44.2%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.2, 61.3%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 61.3%, 33.9%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,069,417
CSS custom property--colour: #3E1829;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#C1E7D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D212Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#272728no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#43161Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.6Dim grey · ΔE 36.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 43Gray · ΔE 44.3Slate grey · ΔE 45.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#183E2D
Analogous#3E183C, #3E1A18
Triadic#293E18, #18293E
Split complementary#183E1A, #183C3E
Tetradic#3C3E18, #183E2D, #1A183E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2608C
Lighter +30%#AC4372
Lighter +20%#88345A
Lighter +10%#632641
Darker −10%#190A11
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#490D28
Less saturated −25%#33232A

Channel breakdown

R62
G24
B41
Red62 (24.3%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue333.16°
Saturation (HSL)44.19%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 18 · B 29

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