Recognised as Colour

#8D2435

#8D2435
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8D2435 is a red with RGB values 141, 36, 53 and HSL 350°, 59%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8D2435

RGBrgb(141, 36, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1412, 0.2078

RGB percentages55.3%, 14.1%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(350.3, 59.3%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.3, 74.5%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 74.5%, 62.4%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,249,845

CSS custom property--colour: #8D2435;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#72DBCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#403E35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B5432no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9B032Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 16.2 Indian red · ΔE 22 Maroon · ΔE 23.2 Firebrick · ΔE 25.3 Dark red · ΔE 26.3 Sienna · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#248D7C

Analogous#8D246A, #8D4724

Triadic#358D24, #24358D

Split complementary#248D47, #246A8D

Tetradic#6A8D24, #248D7C, #47248D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E598A5

Lighter +30%#DA7081

Lighter +20%#D0475D

Lighter +10%#B62E44

Darker −10%#641A26

Darker −20%#3C0F16

Darker −30%#130507

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A30E26

Less saturated −25%#773A44

Channel breakdown

R141

G36

B53

Red141 (55.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue350.29°

Saturation (HSL)59.32%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 24 · B 35

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