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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

Protanopia#483F0Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F540Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#981128no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
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

Lighter +40%#ED957C
Lighter +30%#E7704F
Lighter +20%#E14C22
Lighter +10%#B73C19
Darker −10%#5D1E0D
Darker −20%#301007
Darker −30%#040100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9D2200
Less saturated −25%#763827

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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