Recognised as Colour

#8D2942

#8D2942
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8D2942 is a red with RGB values 141, 41, 66 and HSL 345°, 55%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8D2942

RGBrgb(141, 41, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1608, 0.2588

RGB percentages55.3%, 16.1%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(345, 54.9%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345, 70.9%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 70.9%, 53.2%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,251,138

CSS custom property--colour: #8D2942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#72D6BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#414142no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B5640no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Tritanopia#9A1633no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 22.8 Indian red · ΔE 24.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7 Maroon · ΔE 30.4 Firebrick · ΔE 31.7 Sienna · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#298D74

Analogous#8D2974, #8D4229

Triadic#428D29, #29428D

Split complementary#298D42, #29748D

Tetradic#748D29, #298D74, #42298D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E39FB0

Lighter +30%#D8778F

Lighter +20%#CC506F

Lighter +10%#B53454

Darker −10%#651E30

Darker −20%#3E121D

Darker −30%#16070B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A41237

Less saturated −25%#76404D

Channel breakdown

R141

G41

B66

Red141 (55.3%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue345°

Saturation (HSL)54.95%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 29 · B 42

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