Recognised as Colour
#8A2711
- #8A2711
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#8A2711 is a red with RGB values 138, 39, 17 and HSL 11°, 78%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#8A2711#8A2711
HEX#8A2711
RGBrgb(138, 39, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1529, 0.0667
RGB percentages54.1%, 15.3%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(10.9, 78.1%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 87.7%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 71.7%, 87.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,053,969
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2711;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#75D8EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#11748A
Analogous#8A1137, #8A6411
Triadic#118A27, #27118A
Split complementary#118A63, #11388A
Tetradic#388A11, #11748A, #64118A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G39
B17
Red138 (54.1%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue10.91°
Saturation (HSL)78.06%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 27 · B 11
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