Recognised as Colour
#8C0011
- #8C0011
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#8C0011 is a red with RGB values 140, 0, 17 and HSL 353°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#8C0011#8C0011
HEX#8C0011
RGBrgb(140, 0, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0, 0.0667
RGB percentages54.9%, 0%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(352.7, 100%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.7, 100%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 87.9%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,175,057
CSS custom property--colour: #8C0011;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#73FFEE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#008C7B
Analogous#8C0057, #8C3500
Triadic#118C00, #00118C
Split complementary#008C35, #00578C
Tetradic#578C00, #008C7B, #35008C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G0
B17
Red140 (54.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue352.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 00 · B 11
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