Recognised as Colour

#8A1431

#8A1431
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8A1431 is a red with RGB values 138, 20, 49 and HSL 345°, 75%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8A1431

RGBrgb(138, 20, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0784, 0.1922

RGB percentages54.1%, 7.8%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(345.3, 74.7%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.3, 85.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 85.5%, 64.5%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,049,137

CSS custom property--colour: #8A1431;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.44:1

Contrast with white9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#75EBCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#383731no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#564F2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#980021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 17.2 Maroon · ΔE 23.2 Indian red · ΔE 24.9 Firebrick · ΔE 25.3 Dark red · ΔE 26.2 Sienna · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 17.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#148A6D

Analogous#8A146C, #8A3214

Triadic#318A14, #14318A

Split complementary#148A32, #146C8A

Tetradic#6C8A14, #148A6D, #32148A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EC7E99

Lighter +30%#E65176

Lighter +20%#DF2553

Lighter +10%#B71A41

Darker −10%#5D0E21

Darker −20%#310711

Darker −30%#040102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9E0027

Less saturated −25%#76283B

Channel breakdown

R138

G20

B49

Red138 (54.1%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue345.25°

Saturation (HSL)74.68%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 14 · B 31

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