Recognised as Colour

#8D332E

#8D332E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8D332E is a red with RGB values 141, 51, 46 and HSL 3°, 51%, 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#8D332E

RGBrgb(141, 51, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2, 0.1804

RGB percentages55.3%, 20%, 18%

HSLhsl(3.2, 50.8%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 67.4%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 63.8%, 67.4%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,253,678

CSS custom property--colour: #8D332E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.94:1

Contrast with white7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#72CCD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B452Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#61582Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Tritanopia#9B1F32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 14.2 Sienna · ΔE 17.6 Maroon · ΔE 20 Indian red · ΔE 20.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 21.2 Dark red · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E888D

Analogous#8D2E59, #8D622E

Triadic#2E8D33, #332E8D

Split complementary#2E8D62, #2E598D

Tetradic#598D2E, #2E888D, #622E8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2A8A5

Lighter +30%#D5837F

Lighter +20%#C95E58

Lighter +10%#B3413B

Darker −10%#672521

Darker −20%#401715

Darker −30%#1A0908

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A41E17

Less saturated −25%#764845

Channel breakdown

R141

G51

B46

Red141 (55.3%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue3.16°

Saturation (HSL)50.8%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 33 · B 2E

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