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Colour

#8A2C40

  • #8A2C40
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#8A2C40 is a red with RGB values 138, 44, 64 and HSL 347°, 52%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#8A2C40#8A2C40
HEX#8A2C40
RGBrgb(138, 44, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1725, 0.251
RGB percentages54.1%, 17.3%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(347.2, 51.6%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.2, 68.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 68.1%, 53.6%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,055,296
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2C40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#75D3BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#424240no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A553Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#971B34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 22.6Indian red · ΔE 23.9Pale violetred · ΔE 29.4Maroon · ΔE 29.8Sienna · ΔE 30.3Firebrick · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C8A76
Analogous#8A2C6F, #8A472C
Triadic#408A2C, #2C408A
Split complementary#2C8A47, #2C6F8A
Tetradic#6F8A2C, #2C8A76, #472C8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1A1AF
Lighter +30%#D57A8E
Lighter +20%#C8546C
Lighter +10%#B13852
Darker −10%#63202E
Darker −20%#3D131C
Darker −30%#16070A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A11533
Less saturated −25%#73434D

Channel breakdown

R138
G44
B64
Red138 (54.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue347.23°
Saturation (HSL)51.65%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 2C · B 40

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