Recognised as Colour
#8A0119
- #8A0119
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8A0119 is a red with RGB values 138, 1, 25 and HSL 349°, 99%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#8A0119#8A0119
HEX#8A0119
RGBrgb(138, 1, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0039, 0.098
RGB percentages54.1%, 0.4%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(349.5, 98.6%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 99.3%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 99.3%, 81.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,044,249
CSS custom property--colour: #8A0119;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10:1
Contrast with white10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#75FEE6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#018A72
Analogous#8A015D, #8A2D01
Triadic#198A01, #01198A
Split complementary#018A2D, #015D8A
Tetradic#5E8A01, #018A72, #2E018A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G1
B25
Red138 (54.1%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue349.49°
Saturation (HSL)98.56%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 01 · B 19
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