Colour
#8D1628
- #8D1628
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8D1628 is a red with RGB values 141, 22, 40 and HSL 351°, 73%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#8D1628#8D1628
HEX#8D1628
RGBrgb(141, 22, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.0863, 0.1569
RGB percentages55.3%, 8.6%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(350.9, 73%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.9, 84.4%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 84.4%, 71.6%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,246,248
CSS custom property--colour: #8D1628;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#72E9D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#168D7B
Analogous#8D1664, #8D4016
Triadic#288D16, #16288D
Split complementary#168D40, #16638D
Tetradic#638D16, #168D7B, #3F168D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R141
G22
B40
Red141 (55.3%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue350.92°
Saturation (HSL)73.01%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 16 · B 28
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