Colour

#8D392B

#8D392B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#8D392B is a red with RGB values 141, 57, 43 and HSL 9°, 53%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#8D392B

RGBrgb(141, 57, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2235, 0.1686

RGB percentages55.3%, 22.4%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(8.6, 53.3%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 69.5%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 59.6%, 69.5%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,255,211

CSS custom property--colour: #8D392B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1

Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#72C6D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4829no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#645A29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9B2836no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 13.5 Brown · ΔE 15.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 16.8 Maroon · ΔE 20.3 Indian red · ΔE 21 Dark red · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B7F8D

Analogous#8D2B4E, #8D6A2B

Triadic#2B8D39, #392B8D

Split complementary#2B8D6A, #2B4E8D

Tetradic#4E8D2B, #2B7F8D, #6A2B8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2ABA2

Lighter +30%#D7887A

Lighter +20%#CB6453

Lighter +10%#B44937

Darker −10%#66291F

Darker −20%#3F1913

Darker −30%#180A07

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A42914

Less saturated −25%#764942

Channel breakdown

R141

G57

B43

Red141 (55.3%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue8.57°

Saturation (HSL)53.26%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 39 · B 2B

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