Recognised as Colour

#8A0232

#8A0232
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8A0232 is a red with RGB values 138, 2, 50 and HSL 339°, 97%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8A0232

RGBrgb(138, 2, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0078, 0.1961

RGB percentages54.1%, 0.8%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(338.8, 97.1%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 98.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 98.6%, 63.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,044,530

CSS custom property--colour: #8A0232;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.83:1

Contrast with white9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#75FDCD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#333333no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#534C2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Tritanopia#98001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 19.7 Maroon · ΔE 25.5 Firebrick · ΔE 27 Indian red · ΔE 27.4 Dark red · ΔE 28.2 Crimson · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 19.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#028A5A

Analogous#8A0276, #8A1602

Triadic#328A02, #02328A

Split complementary#028A16, #02768A

Tetradic#768A02, #028A5A, #16028A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FD5B94

Lighter +30%#FC2974

Lighter +20%#EF0356

Lighter +10%#BC0344

Darker −10%#580120

Darker −20%#25010E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8C0031

Less saturated −25%#791337

Channel breakdown

R138

B50

Red138 (54.1%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue338.82°

Saturation (HSL)97.14%

Lightness27.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 02 · B 32

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