Colour

#8A0034

#8A0034
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8A0034 is a red with RGB values 138, 0, 52 and HSL 337°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8A0034

RGBrgb(138, 0, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0, 0.2039

RGB percentages54.1%, 0%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(337.4, 100%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.4, 100%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 62.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,044,020

CSS custom property--colour: #8A0034;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.86:1

Contrast with white9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#75FFCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#323335no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#534C31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Tritanopia#98001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 21.1 Maroon · ΔE 26.9 Indian red · ΔE 28.1 Firebrick · ΔE 28.3 Dark red · ΔE 29.7 Crimson · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 21.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#008A56

Analogous#8A0079, #8A1100

Triadic#348A00, #00348A

Split complementary#008A11, #00798A

Tetradic#798A00, #008A56, #11008A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF5796

Lighter +30%#FF2477

Lighter +20%#F0005A

Lighter +10%#BD0047

Darker −10%#570021

Darker −20%#24000E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8A0034

Less saturated −25%#791138

Channel breakdown

R138

B52

Red138 (54.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue337.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 00 · B 34

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