Colour

#8A2F1D

#8A2F1D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8A2F1D is a red with RGB values 138, 47, 29 and HSL 10°, 65%, 33%. 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

#8A2F1D#8A2F1D

HEX#8A2F1D

RGBrgb(138, 47, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1843, 0.1137

RGB percentages54.1%, 18.4%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(9.9, 65.3%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.9, 79%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 65.9%, 79%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,056,029

CSS custom property--colour: #8A2F1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#75D0E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#49411Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F551Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Tritanopia#98172Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 12.8 Maroon · ΔE 14.2 Sienna · ΔE 14.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 15.3 Dark red · ΔE 17.1 Firebrick · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D788A

Analogous#8A1D41, #8A651D

Triadic#1D8A2F, #2F1D8A

Split complementary#1D8A65, #1D428A

Tetradic#428A1D, #1D788A, #651D8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E79B8C

Lighter +30%#DE7662

Lighter +20%#D55238

Lighter +10%#B43D26

Darker −10%#602114

Darker −20%#36120B

Darker −30%#0C0402

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9F2108

Less saturated −25%#753D32

Channel breakdown

R138

G47

B29

Red138 (54.1%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue9.91°

Saturation (HSL)65.27%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 2F · B 1D

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