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Recognised as Colour

#8D3242

  • #8D3242
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#8D3242 is a red with RGB values 141, 50, 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

#8D3242#8D3242
HEX#8D3242
RGBrgb(141, 50, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1961, 0.2588
RGB percentages55.3%, 19.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(349.5, 47.6%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 64.5%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 64.5%, 53.2%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,253,442
CSS custom property--colour: #8D3242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#72CDBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474642no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5840no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#9A2338no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 22.1Indian red · ΔE 22.3Sienna · ΔE 28.3Pale violetred · ΔE 28.5Maroon · ΔE 29.7Firebrick · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#328D7D
Analogous#8D326F, #8D4F32
Triadic#428D32, #32428D
Split complementary#328D4F, #326F8D
Tetradic#708D32, #328D7D, #50328D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1AAB4
Lighter +30%#D48492
Lighter +20%#C65F71
Lighter +10%#B33F54
Darker −10%#672530
Darker −20%#42171F
Darker −30%#1C0A0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A51A33
Less saturated −25%#754A51

Channel breakdown

R141
G50
B66
Red141 (55.3%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue349.45°
Saturation (HSL)47.64%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 32 · B 42

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