Colour

#8D0000

#8D0000
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#8D0000 is a red with RGB values 141, 0, 0 and HSL 0°, 100%, 28%. 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

#8D0000#8D0000

HEX#8D0000

RGBrgb(141, 0, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0, 0

RGB percentages55.3%, 0%, 0%

HSLhsl(0, 100%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 100%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 100%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,240,576

CSS custom property--colour: #8D0000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.85:1

Contrast with white9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#72FFFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#393100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#584D00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Tritanopia#9C0004no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 0.9 Maroon · ΔE 6 Firebrick · ΔE 12.2 Brown · ΔE 14.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 26.6 Sienna · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 0.9, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#008D8D

Analogous#8D0047, #8D4700

Triadic#008D00, #00008D

Split complementary#008D47, #00478D

Tetradic#478D00, #008D8D, #47008D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF5A5A

Lighter +30%#FF2727

Lighter +20%#F30000

Lighter +10%#C00000

Darker −10%#5A0000

Darker −20%#270000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D0000

Less saturated −25%#7B1212

Channel breakdown

R141

Red141 (55.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 00 · B 00

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