Colour
#8A1F0B
- #8A1F0B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#8A1F0B is a red with RGB values 138, 31, 11 and HSL 9°, 85%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#8A1F0B#8A1F0B
HEX#8A1F0B
RGBrgb(138, 31, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1216, 0.0431
RGB percentages54.1%, 12.2%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(9.4, 85.2%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.4, 92%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 77.5%, 92%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,051,915
CSS custom property--colour: #8A1F0B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#75E0F4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B768A
Analogous#8A0B36, #8A5F0B
Triadic#0B8A1F, #1F0B8A
Split complementary#0B8A5F, #0B368A
Tetradic#368A0B, #0B768A, #5F0B8A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G31
B11
Red138 (54.1%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue9.45°
Saturation (HSL)85.23%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 1F · B 0B
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