Colour

#3E182B

#3E182B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3E182B is a red with RGB values 62, 24, 43 and HSL 330°, 44%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3E182B#3E182B

HEX#3E182B

RGBrgb(62, 24, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0941, 0.1686

RGB percentages24.3%, 9.4%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(330, 44.2%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 61.3%, 24.3%)

CMYK0%, 61.3%, 30.6%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,069,419

CSS custom property--colour: #3E182B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.32:1

Contrast with white15.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#C1E7D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D212Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#27282Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#43161Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.1 Dim grey · ΔE 36.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 41.7 Gray · ΔE 44.5 Slate grey · ΔE 45.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#183E2B

Analogous#3E183E, #3E1818

Triadic#2B3E18, #182B3E

Split complementary#183E18, #183E3E

Tetradic#3E3E18, #183E2B, #18183E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C26091

Lighter +30%#AC4377

Lighter +20%#88345E

Lighter +10%#632645

Darker −10%#190A12

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#490D2B

Less saturated −25%#33232B

Channel breakdown

R62

G24

B43

Red62 (24.3%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)44.19%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3E · G 18 · B 2B

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Colour values

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