Recognised as Colour
#88212D
- #88212D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#88212D is a red with RGB values 136, 33, 45 and HSL 353°, 61%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#88212D#88212D
HEX#88212D
RGBrgb(136, 33, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.1294, 0.1765
RGB percentages53.3%, 12.9%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(353, 60.9%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353, 75.7%, 53.3%)
CMYK0%, 75.7%, 66.9%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,921,389
CSS custom property--colour: #88212D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#77DED2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21887C
Analogous#882161, #884821
Triadic#2D8821, #212D88
Split complementary#218848, #216188
Tetradic#618821, #21887C, #482188
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R136
G33
B45
Red136 (53.3%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue353.01°
Saturation (HSL)60.95%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 88 · G 21 · B 2D
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