Recognised as Colour
#8D2824
- #8D2824
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8D2824 is a red with RGB values 141, 40, 36 and HSL 2°, 59%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#8D2824#8D2824
HEX#8D2824
RGBrgb(141, 40, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1569, 0.1412
RGB percentages55.3%, 15.7%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(2.3, 59.3%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.3, 74.5%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 71.6%, 74.5%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,250,852
CSS custom property--colour: #8D2824;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#72D7DB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#24898D
Analogous#8D2455, #8D5C24
Triadic#248D28, #28248D
Split complementary#248D5C, #24558D
Tetradic#558D24, #24898D, #5C248D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R141
G40
B36
Red141 (55.3%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue2.29°
Saturation (HSL)59.32%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 28 · B 24
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