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Recognised as Colour

#8C2144

  • #8C2144
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#8C2144 is a red with RGB values 140, 33, 68 and HSL 340°, 62%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#8C2144#8C2144
HEX#8C2144
RGBrgb(140, 33, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.1294, 0.2667
RGB percentages54.9%, 12.9%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(340.4, 61.8%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 76.4%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 76.4%, 51.4%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,183,556
CSS custom property--colour: #8C2144;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#73DEBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B3E45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#575341no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#990730no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 25.4Indian red · ΔE 26.9Pale violetred · ΔE 29.1Maroon · ΔE 32.8Firebrick · ΔE 33.8Medium violet red · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 25.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#218C69
Analogous#8C217A, #8C3321
Triadic#448C21, #21448C
Split complementary#218C33, #217A8C
Tetradic#7A8C21, #218C69, #33218C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E693AE
Lighter +30%#DC6A8F
Lighter +20%#D24170
Lighter +10%#B52B58
Darker −10%#631730
Darker −20%#390E1C
Darker −30%#100408
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A20B3D
Less saturated −25%#76374B

Channel breakdown

R140
G33
B68
Red140 (54.9%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue340.37°
Saturation (HSL)61.85%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 21 · B 44

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