Recognised as Colour

#8B2222

#8B2222
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8B2222 is a red with RGB values 139, 34, 34 and HSL 0°, 61%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#8B2222#8B2222

HEX#8B2222

RGBrgb(139, 34, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1333, 0.1333

RGB percentages54.5%, 13.3%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(0, 60.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 75.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 75.5%, 75.5%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,118,242

CSS custom property--colour: #8B2222;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#74DDDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#413B21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B521Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Tritanopia#990023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 9.4 Maroon · ΔE 13.3 Dark red · ΔE 16.4 Firebrick · ΔE 18 Sienna · ΔE 21.1 Indian red · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#228B8B

Analogous#8B2256, #8B5622

Triadic#228B22, #22228B

Split complementary#228B56, #22568B

Tetradic#568B22, #228B8B, #56228B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E59494

Lighter +30%#DB6B6B

Lighter +20%#D14242

Lighter +10%#B42C2C

Darker −10%#621818

Darker −20%#390E0E

Darker −30%#100404

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A10C0C

Less saturated −25%#753838

Channel breakdown

R139

G34

B34

Red139 (54.5%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)60.69%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 22 · B 22

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