Colour

#8D303D

#8D303D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8D303D is a red with RGB values 141, 48, 61 and HSL 352°, 49%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#8D303D#8D303D

HEX#8D303D

RGBrgb(141, 48, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1882, 0.2392

RGB percentages55.3%, 18.8%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(351.6, 49.2%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 66%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 66%, 56.7%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,252,925

CSS custom property--colour: #8D303D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.01:1

Contrast with white8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#72CFC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#46443Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E583Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9A1F35no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 19.7 Indian red · ΔE 21.5 Sienna · ΔE 26.5 Maroon · ΔE 27.1 Firebrick · ΔE 29.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 19.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#308D80

Analogous#8D306B, #8D5230

Triadic#3D8D30, #303D8D

Split complementary#308D52, #306B8D

Tetradic#6B8D30, #308D80, #52308D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1A8B0

Lighter +30%#D4828D

Lighter +20%#C75C6B

Lighter +10%#B33D4D

Darker −10%#67232D

Darker −20%#41161C

Darker −30%#1B090C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A5182C

Less saturated −25%#75484E

Channel breakdown

R141

G48

B61

Red141 (55.3%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue351.61°

Saturation (HSL)49.21%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 30 · B 3D

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