Recognised as Colour

#8D2200

#8D2200
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#8D2200 is a red with RGB values 141, 34, 0 and HSL 14°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

#8D2200#8D2200

HEX#8D2200

RGBrgb(141, 34, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1333, 0

RGB percentages55.3%, 13.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(14.5, 100%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.5, 100%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 75.9%, 100%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,249,280

CSS custom property--colour: #8D2200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.89:1

Contrast with white8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#72DDFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#443B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5200no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Tritanopia#9C001Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 8.6 Maroon · ΔE 9.5 Firebrick · ΔE 15.9 Brown · ΔE 16 Saddle brown · ΔE 18.4 Sienna · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#006B8D

Analogous#8D0024, #8D6900

Triadic#008D22, #22008D

Split complementary#008D69, #00248D

Tetradic#248D00, #006B8D, #69008D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF825A

Lighter +30%#FF5B27

Lighter +20%#F33B00

Lighter +10%#C02E00

Darker −10%#5A1600

Darker −20%#270900

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D2200

Less saturated −25%#7B2B12

Channel breakdown

R141

G34

Red141 (55.3%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue14.47°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 22 · B 00

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