Colour
#8B283B
- #8B283B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8B283B is a red with RGB values 139, 40, 59 and HSL 348°, 55%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#8B283B#8B283B
HEX#8B283B
RGBrgb(139, 40, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1569, 0.2314
RGB percentages54.5%, 15.7%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(348.5, 55.3%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.5, 71.2%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 71.2%, 57.6%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,119,803
CSS custom property--colour: #8B283B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#74D7C4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#288B78
Analogous#8B286D, #8B4728
Triadic#3B8B28, #283B8B
Split complementary#288B47, #286C8B
Tetradic#6C8B28, #288B78, #46288B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G40
B59
Red139 (54.5%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue348.48°
Saturation (HSL)55.31%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 28 · B 3B
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