Recognised as Colour

#8A2637

#8A2637
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8A2637 is a red with RGB values 138, 38, 55 and HSL 350°, 57%, 35%. 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

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HEX#8A2637

RGBrgb(138, 38, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.149, 0.2157

RGB percentages54.1%, 14.9%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(349.8, 56.8%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 72.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 72.5%, 60.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,053,751

CSS custom property--colour: #8A2637;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.7:1

Contrast with white8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#75D9C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#403E37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5334no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Tritanopia#970C2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 18.4 Indian red · ΔE 22.9 Maroon · ΔE 25.1 Firebrick · ΔE 27.5 Sienna · ΔE 28.1 Dark red · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 18.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#268A79

Analogous#8A2669, #8A4726

Triadic#378A26, #26378A

Split complementary#268A47, #26698A

Tetradic#698A26, #268A79, #47268A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E399A6

Lighter +30%#D87183

Lighter +20%#CD4960

Lighter +10%#B23147

Darker −10%#621B27

Darker −20%#3A1017

Darker −30%#120507

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A01028

Less saturated −25%#743C46

Channel breakdown

R138

G38

B55

Red138 (54.1%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue349.8°

Saturation (HSL)56.82%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 26 · B 37

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