Colour

#8D1B2B

#8D1B2B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8D1B2B is a red with RGB values 141, 27, 43 and HSL 352°, 68%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#8D1B2B#8D1B2B

HEX#8D1B2B

RGBrgb(141, 27, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1059, 0.1686

RGB percentages55.3%, 10.6%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(351.6, 67.9%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 80.9%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 80.9%, 69.5%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,247,531

CSS custom property--colour: #8D1B2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#72E4D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D392Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5127no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9B0022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.9 Maroon · ΔE 18 Firebrick · ΔE 20.6 Dark red · ΔE 20.9 Indian red · ΔE 22.6 Sienna · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B8D7D

Analogous#8D1B64, #8D441B

Triadic#2B8D1B, #1B2B8D

Split complementary#1B8D44, #1B648D

Tetradic#648D1B, #1B8D7D, #441B8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E98B98

Lighter +30%#E16072

Lighter +20%#D8364C

Lighter +10%#B82338

Darker −10%#62131E

Darker −20%#370B11

Darker −30%#0D0204

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A2061C

Less saturated −25%#78303A

Channel breakdown

R141

G27

B43

Red141 (55.3%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue351.58°

Saturation (HSL)67.86%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 1B · B 2B

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Channel breakdown

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