Recognised as Colour
#8D0E2D
- #8D0E2D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8D0E2D is a red with RGB values 141, 14, 45 and HSL 345°, 82%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#8D0E2D#8D0E2D
HEX#8D0E2D
RGBrgb(141, 14, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.0549, 0.1765
RGB percentages55.3%, 5.5%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(345.4, 81.9%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.4, 90.1%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 90.1%, 68.1%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,244,205
CSS custom property--colour: #8D0E2D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#72F1D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E8D6E
Analogous#8D0E6D, #8D2E0E
Triadic#2D8D0E, #0E2D8D
Split complementary#0E8D2E, #0E6D8D
Tetradic#6D8D0E, #0E8D6E, #2E0E8D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R141
G14
B45
Red141 (55.3%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue345.35°
Saturation (HSL)81.94%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 0E · B 2D
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