Recognised as Colour

#8A1435

#8A1435
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8A1435 is a red with RGB values 138, 20, 53 and HSL 343°, 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#8A1435

RGBrgb(138, 20, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0784, 0.2078

RGB percentages54.1%, 7.8%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(343.2, 74.7%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.2, 85.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 85.5%, 61.6%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,049,141

CSS custom property--colour: #8A1435;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#75EBCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#373735no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#554F32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Tritanopia#980023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 19.4 Maroon · ΔE 25.7 Indian red · ΔE 25.7 Firebrick · ΔE 27.5 Dark red · ΔE 28.7 Sienna · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 19.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#148A69

Analogous#8A1470, #8A2E14

Triadic#358A14, #14358A

Split complementary#148A2E, #14708A

Tetradic#708A14, #148A69, #2E148A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EC7E9D

Lighter +30%#E6517B

Lighter +20%#DF2559

Lighter +10%#B71A46

Darker −10%#5D0E24

Darker −20%#310713

Darker −30%#040102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9E002C

Less saturated −25%#76283E

Channel breakdown

R138

G20

B53

Red138 (54.1%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue343.22°

Saturation (HSL)74.68%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 14 · B 35

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