Colour

#8D3142

#8D3142
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8D3142 is a red with RGB values 141, 49, 66 and HSL 349°, 48%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8D3142

RGBrgb(141, 49, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1922, 0.2588

RGB percentages55.3%, 19.2%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(348.9, 48.4%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 65.2%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 65.2%, 53.2%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,253,186

CSS custom property--colour: #8D3142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.92:1

Contrast with white7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#72CEBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#464542no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5840no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9A2238no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 22.1 Indian red · ΔE 22.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.5 Sienna · ΔE 28.8 Maroon · ΔE 29.8 Firebrick · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#318D7C

Analogous#8D3170, #8D4E31

Triadic#428D31, #31428D

Split complementary#318D4E, #31708D

Tetradic#708D31, #318D7C, #4E318D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1A9B3

Lighter +30%#D48392

Lighter +20%#C75D71

Lighter +10%#B33E54

Darker −10%#672430

Darker −20%#41171F

Darker −30%#1B0A0D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A51933

Less saturated −25%#754951

Channel breakdown

R141

G49

B66

Red141 (55.3%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue348.91°

Saturation (HSL)48.42%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 31 · B 42

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