Colour

#8D002E

#8D002E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8D002E is a red with RGB values 141, 0, 46 and HSL 340°, 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

#8D002E#8D002E

HEX#8D002E

RGBrgb(141, 0, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0, 0.1804

RGB percentages55.3%, 0%, 18%

HSLhsl(340.4, 100%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 100%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 67.4%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,240,622

CSS custom property--colour: #8D002E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0586WCAG 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 9.67:1

Contrast with white9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#72FFD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#34332Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#554E2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9B0019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 16.7 Maroon · ΔE 22.3 Firebrick · ΔE 23.6 Dark red · ΔE 24.8 Indian red · ΔE 26.2 Crimson · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#008D5F

Analogous#8D0075, #8D1800

Triadic#2E8D00, #002E8D

Split complementary#008D18, #00758D

Tetradic#758D00, #008D5F, #18008D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF5A90

Lighter +30%#FF276D

Lighter +20%#F3004F

Lighter +10%#C0003F

Darker −10%#5A001D

Darker −20%#27000D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D002E

Less saturated −25%#7B1234

Channel breakdown

R141

B46

Red141 (55.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue340.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 00 · B 2E

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