Recognised as Colour

#8D1400

#8D1400
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#8D1400 is a red with RGB values 141, 20, 0 and HSL 9°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

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HEX#8D1400

RGBrgb(141, 20, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.0784, 0

RGB percentages55.3%, 7.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(8.5, 100%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.5, 100%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 85.8%, 100%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,245,696

CSS custom property--colour: #8D1400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06163WCAG 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 9.41:1

Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#72EBFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E3500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B5000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9C0012no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 3.9 Maroon · ΔE 6.4 Firebrick · ΔE 13.4 Brown · ΔE 14.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 22.8 Sienna · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 3.91, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00798D

Analogous#8D0033, #8D5A00

Triadic#008D14, #14008D

Split complementary#008D5A, #00338D

Tetradic#338D00, #00798D, #5A008D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF715A

Lighter +30%#FF4627

Lighter +20%#F32200

Lighter +10%#C01B00

Darker −10%#5A0D00

Darker −20%#270600

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D1400

Less saturated −25%#7B2112

Channel breakdown

R141

G20

Red141 (55.3%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue8.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 14 · B 00

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