Recognised as Colour
#801A15
- #801A15
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#801A15 is a red with RGB values 128, 26, 21 and HSL 3°, 72%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#801A15#801A15
HEX#801A15
RGBrgb(128, 26, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.102, 0.0824
RGB percentages50.2%, 10.2%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(2.8, 71.8%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 83.6%, 50.2%)
CMYK0%, 79.7%, 83.6%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,395,285
CSS custom property--colour: #801A15;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#7FE5EA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#157B80
Analogous#801546, #804F15
Triadic#15801A, #1A1580
Split complementary#158050, #154580
Tetradic#468015, #157B80, #501580
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R128
G26
B21
Red128 (50.2%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue2.8°
Saturation (HSL)71.81%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 80 · G 1A · B 15
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