Colour

#8D072F

#8D072F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8D072F is a red with RGB values 141, 7, 47 and HSL 342°, 91%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8D072F

RGBrgb(141, 7, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.0275, 0.1843

RGB percentages55.3%, 2.7%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(342.1, 90.5%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.1, 95%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 95%, 66.7%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,242,415

CSS custom property--colour: #8D072F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.53:1

Contrast with white9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#72F8D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#36352Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#564F2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9B001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 16.4 Maroon · ΔE 22.3 Firebrick · ΔE 23.7 Dark red · ΔE 24.9 Indian red · ΔE 25.6 Crimson · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#078D65

Analogous#8D0772, #8D2207

Triadic#2F8D07, #072F8D

Split complementary#078D22, #07728D

Tetradic#728D07, #078D65, #22078D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F86893

Lighter +30%#F53870

Lighter +20%#EE0C4F

Lighter +10%#BE093F

Darker −10%#5C051F

Darker −20%#2C020F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#94002C

Less saturated −25%#7B1A36

Channel breakdown

R141

B47

Red141 (55.3%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue342.09°

Saturation (HSL)90.54%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 07 · B 2F

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