Recognised as Colour
#3E2126
- #3E2126
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#3E2126 is a red with RGB values 62, 33, 38 and HSL 350°, 31%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#3E2126#3E2126
HEX#3E2126
RGBrgb(62, 33, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1294, 0.149
RGB percentages24.3%, 12.9%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(349.7, 30.5%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.7, 46.8%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 46.8%, 38.7%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,071,718
CSS custom property--colour: #3E2126;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.48:1
Contrast with white14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#C1DED9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#213E39
Analogous#3E2134, #3E2B21
Triadic#263E21, #21263E
Split complementary#213E2B, #21343E
Tetradic#343E21, #213E39, #2B213E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G33
B38
Red62 (24.3%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue349.66°
Saturation (HSL)30.53%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 21 · B 26
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