Recognised as Colour
#8B192E
- #8B192E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8B192E is a red with RGB values 139, 25, 46 and HSL 349°, 70%, 32%. 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
#8B192E#8B192E
HEX#8B192E
RGBrgb(139, 25, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.098, 0.1804
RGB percentages54.5%, 9.8%, 18%
HSLhsl(348.9, 69.5%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 82%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 82%, 66.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,115,950
CSS custom property--colour: #8B192E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.9 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 black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#74E6D1
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#198B76
Analogous#8B1967, #8B3D19
Triadic#2E8B19, #192E8B
Split complementary#198B3D, #19678B
Tetradic#678B19, #198B76, #3D198B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G25
B46
Red139 (54.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue348.95°
Saturation (HSL)69.51%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 19 · B 2E
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