Recognised as Colour
#89272E
- #89272E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#89272E is a red with RGB values 137, 39, 46 and HSL 356°, 56%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#89272E#89272E
HEX#89272E
RGBrgb(137, 39, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.1529, 0.1804
RGB percentages53.7%, 15.3%, 18%
HSLhsl(355.7, 55.7%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.7, 71.5%, 53.7%)
CMYK0%, 71.5%, 66.4%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,988,462
CSS custom property--colour: #89272E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#76D8D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#278982
Analogous#89275F, #895127
Triadic#2E8927, #272E89
Split complementary#278951, #275F89
Tetradic#5F8927, #278982, #512789
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R137
G39
B46
Red137 (53.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue355.71°
Saturation (HSL)55.68%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 89 · G 27 · B 2E
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