Colour

#8B1441

#8B1441
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8B1441 is a red with RGB values 139, 20, 65 and HSL 337°, 75%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8B1441

RGBrgb(139, 20, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.0784, 0.2549

RGB percentages54.5%, 7.8%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(337.3, 74.8%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.3, 85.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 85.6%, 53.2%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,114,689

CSS custom property--colour: #8B1441;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.23:1

Contrast with white9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#74EBBE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#353942no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#54503Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Tritanopia#980029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 26.1 Indian red · ΔE 28.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 31 Medium violet red · ΔE 32.7 Maroon · ΔE 33 Firebrick · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 26.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#148B5E

Analogous#8B147C, #8B2314

Triadic#418B14, #14418B

Split complementary#148B23, #147C8B

Tetradic#7C8B14, #148B5E, #23148B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ED7EA8

Lighter +30%#E6528A

Lighter +20%#E0256C

Lighter +10%#B81A56

Darker −10%#5E0E2C

Darker −20%#320717

Darker −30%#050102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9F003C

Less saturated −25%#772846

Channel breakdown

R139

G20

B65

Red139 (54.5%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue337.31°

Saturation (HSL)74.84%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 14 · B 41

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