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Recognised as Colour

#8A1B13

  • #8A1B13
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Maroon

#8A1B13 is a red with RGB values 138, 27, 19 and HSL 4°, 76%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

#8A1B13#8A1B13
HEX#8A1B13
RGBrgb(138, 27, 19)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1059, 0.0745
RGB percentages54.1%, 10.6%, 7.5%
HSLhsl(4, 75.8%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4, 86.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 80.4%, 86.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,050,899
CSS custom property--colour: #8A1B13;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#75E4EC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#3E3710no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A4F0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#99001Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 6.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#13828A
Analogous#8A1347, #8A5613
Triadic#138A1B, #1B138A
Split complementary#138A56, #13478A
Tetradic#478A13, #13828A, #56138A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#ED847C
Lighter +30%#E7594F
Lighter +20%#E12F22
Lighter +10%#B72419
Darker −10%#5D120D
Darker −20%#300907
Darker −30%#040100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9D0B00
Less saturated −25%#762C27

Channel breakdown

R138
G27
B19
Red138 (54.1%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue19 (7.5%)
Hue4.03°
Saturation (HSL)75.8%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 1B · B 13

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