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Recognised as Colour

#8C2942

  • #8C2942
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#8C2942 is a red with RGB values 140, 41, 66 and HSL 345°, 55%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#8C2942#8C2942
HEX#8C2942
RGBrgb(140, 41, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.1608, 0.2588
RGB percentages54.9%, 16.1%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(344.8, 54.7%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.8, 70.7%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 70.7%, 52.9%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,185,602
CSS custom property--colour: #8C2942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#73D6BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414142no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5540no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#991633no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 23.2Indian red · ΔE 24.4Pale violetred · ΔE 28.8Maroon · ΔE 30.7Firebrick · ΔE 32.1Sienna · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 23.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#298C73
Analogous#8C2973, #8C4229
Triadic#428C29, #29428C
Split complementary#298C42, #29738C
Tetradic#738C29, #298C73, #42298C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E39EB0
Lighter +30%#D7778F
Lighter +20%#CC4F6F
Lighter +10%#B33555
Darker −10%#651D2F
Darker −20%#3D121D
Darker −30%#16060A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A31237
Less saturated −25%#75404D

Channel breakdown

R140
G41
B66
Red140 (54.9%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue344.85°
Saturation (HSL)54.7%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 29 · B 42

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