Colour

#8C0608

#8C0608
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#8C0608 is a red with RGB values 140, 6, 8 and HSL 359°, 92%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

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HEX#8C0608

RGBrgb(140, 6, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.0235, 0.0314

RGB percentages54.9%, 2.4%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(359.1, 91.8%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.1, 95.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 95.7%, 94.3%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,176,584

CSS custom property--colour: #8C0608;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.79:1

Contrast with white9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#73F9F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#393205no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#584D00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Tritanopia#9B000Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 2.8 Maroon · ΔE 4 Firebrick · ΔE 11.8 Brown · ΔE 12 Saddle brown · ΔE 25.6 Sienna · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 2.79, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#068C8A

Analogous#8C064B, #8C4706

Triadic#088C06, #06088C

Split complementary#068C47, #064B8C

Tetradic#4B8C06, #068C8A, #47068C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F86668

Lighter +30%#F63538

Lighter +20%#EE0A0E

Lighter +10%#BD080B

Darker −10%#5B0405

Darker −20%#2A0202

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#920002

Less saturated −25%#7A181A

Channel breakdown

R140

Red140 (54.9%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue359.1°

Saturation (HSL)91.78%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 06 · B 08

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