Colour
#8C2003
- #8C2003
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark red
#8C2003 is a red with RGB values 140, 32, 3 and HSL 13°, 96%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.
Colour values
#8C2003#8C2003
HEX#8C2003
RGBrgb(140, 32, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.1255, 0.0118
RGB percentages54.9%, 12.5%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(12.7, 95.8%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.7, 97.9%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 77.1%, 97.9%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,183,235
CSS custom property--colour: #8C2003;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#73DFFC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#036F8C
Analogous#8C032B, #8C6403
Triadic#038C20, #20038C
Split complementary#038C64, #032B8C
Tetradic#2B8C03, #036F8C, #64038C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G32
B3
Red140 (54.9%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue12.7°
Saturation (HSL)95.8%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 20 · B 03
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