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Recognised as Colour

#8A2543

  • #8A2543
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#8A2543 is a red with RGB values 138, 37, 67 and HSL 342°, 58%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#8A2543#8A2543
HEX#8A2543
RGBrgb(138, 37, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1451, 0.2627
RGB percentages54.1%, 14.5%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(342.2, 57.7%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 73.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 73.2%, 51.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,053,507
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2543;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#75DABC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D3F44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#585341no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#971131no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 25Indian red · ΔE 26.3Pale violetred · ΔE 29.2Maroon · ΔE 32.3Firebrick · ΔE 33.8Sienna · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 25.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#258A6C
Analogous#8A2575, #8A3A25
Triadic#438A25, #25438A
Split complementary#258A3A, #25758A
Tetradic#758A25, #258A6C, #3A258A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E398AE
Lighter +30%#D96F8F
Lighter +20%#CE476F
Lighter +10%#B23057
Darker −10%#621A2F
Darker −20%#3A0F1C
Darker −30%#110508
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A00F3A
Less saturated −25%#743B4C

Channel breakdown

R138
G37
B67
Red138 (54.1%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue342.18°
Saturation (HSL)57.71%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 25 · B 43

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