Recognised as Colour

#8B042D

#8B042D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8B042D is a red with RGB values 139, 4, 45 and HSL 342°, 94%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8B042D

RGBrgb(139, 4, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.0157, 0.1765

RGB percentages54.5%, 1.6%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(341.8, 94.4%, 28%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.8, 97.1%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 97.1%, 67.6%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,110,573

CSS custom property--colour: #8B042D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.75:1

Contrast with white9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#74FBD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#35332Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#554D29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Tritanopia#99001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 16.4 Maroon · ΔE 21.8 Firebrick · ΔE 23.6 Dark red · ΔE 24.5 Indian red · ΔE 26.1 Crimson · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#048B62

Analogous#8B0470, #8B1E04

Triadic#2D8B04, #042D8B

Split complementary#048B1E, #04708B

Tetradic#718B04, #048B62, #1F048B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FA618F

Lighter +30%#F92F6C

Lighter +20%#EE074D

Lighter +10%#BD053D

Darker −10%#59031D

Darker −20%#28010D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8F002B

Less saturated −25%#791634

Channel breakdown

R139

B45

Red139 (54.5%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue341.78°

Saturation (HSL)94.41%

Lightness28.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 04 · B 2D

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