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Colour

#8A2F43

  • #8A2F43
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#8A2F43 is a red with RGB values 138, 47, 67 and HSL 347°, 49%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#8A2F43#8A2F43
HEX#8A2F43
RGBrgb(138, 47, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1843, 0.2627
RGB percentages54.1%, 18.4%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(346.8, 49.2%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 65.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 65.9%, 51.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,056,067
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2F43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#75D0BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444443no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5641no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Tritanopia#962037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 24Indian red · ΔE 24.2Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7Sienna · ΔE 30.7Maroon · ΔE 31.3Firebrick · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 23.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F8A76
Analogous#8A2F71, #8A492F
Triadic#438A2F, #2F438A
Split complementary#2F8A49, #2F718A
Tetradic#718A2F, #2F8A76, #492F8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0A5B2
Lighter +30%#D37F91
Lighter +20%#C65971
Lighter +10%#B03C55
Darker −10%#642231
Darker −20%#3E151E
Darker −30%#18080C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A11836
Less saturated −25%#734650

Channel breakdown

R138
G47
B67
Red138 (54.1%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue346.81°
Saturation (HSL)49.19%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 2F · B 43

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