Recognised as Colour
#8A2323
- #8A2323
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8A2323 is a red with RGB values 138, 35, 35 and HSL 0°, 60%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#8A2323#8A2323
HEX#8A2323
RGBrgb(138, 35, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1373, 0.1373
RGB percentages54.1%, 13.7%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(0, 59.5%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 74.6%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 74.6%, 74.6%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,052,963
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2323;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#75DCDC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#238A8A
Analogous#8A2357, #8A5723
Triadic#238A23, #23238A
Split complementary#238A57, #23578A
Tetradic#578A23, #238A8A, #57238A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G35
B35
Red138 (54.1%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)59.54%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 23 · B 23
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