Recognised as Colour
#8D2501
- #8D2501
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark red
#8D2501 is a orange with RGB values 141, 37, 1 and HSL 15°, 99%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.
Colour values
#8D2501#8D2501
HEX#8D2501
RGBrgb(141, 37, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1451, 0.0039
RGB percentages55.3%, 14.5%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(15.4, 98.6%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.4, 99.3%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 73.8%, 99.3%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,250,049
CSS custom property--colour: #8D2501;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#72DAFE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01698D
Analogous#8D0123, #8D6B01
Triadic#018D25, #25018D
Split complementary#018D6B, #01238D
Tetradic#238D01, #01698D, #6B018D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R141
G37
B1
Red141 (55.3%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue15.43°
Saturation (HSL)98.59%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 25 · B 01
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