Recognised as Colour

#8A052B

#8A052B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8A052B is a red with RGB values 138, 5, 43 and HSL 343°, 93%, 28%. 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#8A052B

RGBrgb(138, 5, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0196, 0.1686

RGB percentages54.1%, 2%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(342.9, 93%, 28%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 96.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 96.4%, 68.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,045,291

CSS custom property--colour: #8A052B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.9 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#242424

Inverted#75FAD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#35332Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Deuteranopia#544D27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Tritanopia#980019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 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 15.6 Maroon · ΔE 20.7 Firebrick · ΔE 22.9 Dark red · ΔE 23.5 Indian red · ΔE 25.9 Crimson · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#058A64

Analogous#8A056D, #8A2105

Triadic#2B8A05, #052B8A

Split complementary#058A21, #056D8A

Tetradic#6E8A05, #058A64, #22058A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9628D

Lighter +30%#F83069

Lighter +20%#EC094A

Lighter +10%#BB073A

Darker −10%#59031C

Darker −20%#28010C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8F0029

Less saturated −25%#781733

Channel breakdown

R138

B43

Red138 (54.1%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue342.86°

Saturation (HSL)93.01%

Lightness28.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 05 · B 2B

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