Colour

#8B0208

#8B0208
Red
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Nearest: Dark red

#8B0208 is a red with RGB values 139, 2, 8 and HSL 357°, 97%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

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HEX#8B0208

RGBrgb(139, 2, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.0078, 0.0314

RGB percentages54.5%, 0.8%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(357.4, 97.2%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.4, 98.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 98.6%, 94.2%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,110,024

CSS custom property--colour: #8B0208;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.95:1

Contrast with white9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#74FDF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#383105no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#574C00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9A0008no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 3.1 Maroon · ΔE 3.9 Firebrick · ΔE 12 Brown · ΔE 12.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 26.2 Sienna · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 3.13, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#028B85

Analogous#8B024C, #8B4102

Triadic#088B02, #02088B

Split complementary#028B41, #024C8B

Tetradic#4C8B02, #028B85, #41028B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FD5C63

Lighter +30%#FC2A33

Lighter +20%#F0030E

Lighter +10%#BD030B

Darker −10%#590105

Darker −20%#260102

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D0006

Less saturated −25%#791418

Channel breakdown

R139

Red139 (54.5%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue357.37°

Saturation (HSL)97.16%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 02 · B 08

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