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Recognised as Colour

#8A3044

  • #8A3044
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#8A3044 is a red with RGB values 138, 48, 68 and HSL 347°, 48%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#8A3044#8A3044
HEX#8A3044
RGBrgb(138, 48, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1882, 0.2667
RGB percentages54.1%, 18.8%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(346.7, 48.4%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 65.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 65.2%, 50.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,056,324
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3044;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#75CFBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444444no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5642no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#962238no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 24.3Brown · ΔE 24.4Pale violetred · ΔE 28.5Sienna · ΔE 30.9Maroon · ΔE 31.8Firebrick · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 24.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#308A76
Analogous#8A3071, #8A4930
Triadic#448A30, #30448A
Split complementary#308A49, #30718A
Tetradic#718A30, #308A76, #49308A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0A6B3
Lighter +30%#D38093
Lighter +20%#C65A72
Lighter +10%#B03D57
Darker −10%#642331
Darker −20%#3E161F
Darker −30%#18090C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A11937
Less saturated −25%#734751

Channel breakdown

R138
G48
B68
Red138 (54.1%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue346.67°
Saturation (HSL)48.39%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 30 · B 44

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