Recognised as Colour

#8A021E

#8A021E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8A021E is a red with RGB values 138, 2, 30 and HSL 348°, 97%, 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

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HEX#8A021E

RGBrgb(138, 2, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0078, 0.1176

RGB percentages54.1%, 0.8%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(347.6, 97.1%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 98.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 98.6%, 78.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,044,510

CSS custom property--colour: #8A021E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.96:1

Contrast with white9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#75FDE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#36311Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#554C19no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Tritanopia#990011no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.5 Maroon · ΔE 12.8 Dark red · ΔE 15.3 Firebrick · ΔE 16.7 Indian red · ΔE 26.2 Crimson · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#028A6E

Analogous#8A0262, #8A2A02

Triadic#1E8A02, #021E8A

Split complementary#028A2A, #02628A

Tetradic#628A02, #028A6E, #2A028A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FD5B7D

Lighter +30%#FC2955

Lighter +20%#EF0334

Lighter +10%#BC0329

Darker −10%#580113

Darker −20%#250108

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8C001D

Less saturated −25%#791328

Channel breakdown

R138

B30

Red138 (54.1%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue347.65°

Saturation (HSL)97.14%

Lightness27.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 02 · B 1E

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