Recognised as Colour
#3E3130
- #3E3130
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3E3130 is a red with RGB values 62, 49, 48 and HSL 4°, 13%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3E3130#3E3130
HEX#3E3130
RGBrgb(62, 49, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1922, 0.1882
RGB percentages24.3%, 19.2%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(4.3, 12.7%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.3, 22.6%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 21%, 22.6%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,075,824
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3130;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#C1CECF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#303D3E
Analogous#3E3036, #3E3830
Triadic#303E31, #31303E
Split complementary#303E38, #30363E
Tetradic#363E30, #303D3E, #38303E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G49
B48
Red62 (24.3%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue4.29°
Saturation (HSL)12.73%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 31 · B 30
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