Colour

#8D1700

#8D1700
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#8D1700 is a red with RGB values 141, 23, 0 and HSL 10°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

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HEX#8D1700

RGBrgb(141, 23, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.0902, 0

RGB percentages55.3%, 9%, 0%

HSLhsl(9.8, 100%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.8, 100%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 83.7%, 100%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,246,464

CSS custom property--colour: #8D1700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.31:1

Contrast with white9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#72E8FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F3600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B5000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9C0014no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 4.7 Maroon · ΔE 6.9 Firebrick · ΔE 13.7 Brown · ΔE 14.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 22 Sienna · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 4.75, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00768D

Analogous#8D0030, #8D5E00

Triadic#008D17, #17008D

Split complementary#008D5E, #002F8D

Tetradic#2F8D00, #00768D, #5D008D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF755A

Lighter +30%#FF4A27

Lighter +20%#F32800

Lighter +10%#C01F00

Darker −10%#5A0F00

Darker −20%#270600

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D1700

Less saturated −25%#7B2312

Channel breakdown

R141

G23

Red141 (55.3%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue9.79°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 17 · B 00

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