Colour

#8A333B

#8A333B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8A333B is a red with RGB values 138, 51, 59 and HSL 354°, 46%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#8A333B#8A333B

HEX#8A333B

RGBrgb(138, 51, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2, 0.2314

RGB percentages54.1%, 20%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(354.5, 46%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 63%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 63%, 57.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,057,083

CSS custom property--colour: #8A333B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1

Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#75CCC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#48453Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5739no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Tritanopia#972436no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 20.2 Indian red · ΔE 21.8 Sienna · ΔE 24.6 Maroon · ΔE 27 Saddle brown · ΔE 28.8 Firebrick · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 20.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#338A82

Analogous#8A3366, #8A5733

Triadic#3B8A33, #333B8A

Split complementary#338A57, #33668A

Tetradic#678A33, #338A82, #57338A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFAAAF

Lighter +30%#D2848B

Lighter +20%#C45F68

Lighter +10%#AF414B

Darker −10%#65252B

Darker −20%#40171B

Darker −30%#1A0A0B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A21B28

Less saturated −25%#724B4E

Channel breakdown

R138

G51

B59

Red138 (54.1%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue354.48°

Saturation (HSL)46.03%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 33 · B 3B

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