Recognised as Colour
#8A2D13
- #8A2D13
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#8A2D13 is a red with RGB values 138, 45, 19 and HSL 13°, 76%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#8A2D13#8A2D13
HEX#8A2D13
RGBrgb(138, 45, 19)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1765, 0.0745
RGB percentages54.1%, 17.6%, 7.5%
HSLhsl(13.1, 75.8%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.1, 86.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 67.4%, 86.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,055,507
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2D13;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#75D2EC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#13708A
Analogous#8A1334, #8A6813
Triadic#138A2D, #2D138A
Split complementary#138A68, #13358A
Tetradic#358A13, #13708A, #69138A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G45
B19
Red138 (54.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue19 (7.5%)
Hue13.11°
Saturation (HSL)75.8%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 2D · B 13
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