Colour
#8D002D
- #8D002D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8D002D is a red with RGB values 141, 0, 45 and HSL 341°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#8D002D#8D002D
HEX#8D002D
RGBrgb(141, 0, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0, 0.1765
RGB percentages55.3%, 0%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(340.9, 100%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.9, 100%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 68.1%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,240,621
CSS custom property--colour: #8D002D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#72FFD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#008D60
Analogous#8D0074, #8D1900
Triadic#2D8D00, #002D8D
Split complementary#008D19, #00748D
Tetradic#748D00, #008D60, #1A008D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R141
G0
B45
Red141 (55.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue340.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 00 · B 2D
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