Recognised as Colour

#8D243D

#8D243D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8D243D is a red with RGB values 141, 36, 61 and HSL 346°, 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#8D243D

RGBrgb(141, 36, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1412, 0.2392

RGB percentages55.3%, 14.1%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(345.7, 59.3%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 74.5%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 74.5%, 56.7%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,249,853

CSS custom property--colour: #8D243D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.56:1

Contrast with white8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#72DBC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F3F3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A543Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9A082Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 20.6 Indian red · ΔE 23.7 Maroon · ΔE 28 Firebrick · ΔE 29.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.1 Dark red · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 20.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#248D74

Analogous#8D2471, #8D4024

Triadic#3D8D24, #243D8D

Split complementary#248D3F, #24718D

Tetradic#728D24, #248D74, #40248D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E598AA

Lighter +30%#DA7089

Lighter +20%#D04768

Lighter +10%#B62E4F

Darker −10%#641A2B

Darker −20%#3C0F1A

Darker −30%#130508

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A30E31

Less saturated −25%#773A49

Channel breakdown

R141

G36

B61

Red141 (55.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue345.71°

Saturation (HSL)59.32%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 24 · B 3D

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